Sentences with phrase «respiratory muscle weakness»

Although in rare cases, individuals may have respiratory muscle weakness, CMT is not considered a fatal disease and people with most forms of CMT have a normal life expectancy.

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The many possible clinical symptoms include loss of motor control, muscle weakness, heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, seizures, vision and hearing problems, diabetes and developmental delays.

Continued smoking exacerbates physical disabilities and causes or contributes to many secondary conditions including respiratory and circulatory difficulties, muscle weakness, delayed wound healing, worsening arthritis and osteoporosis.

The condition, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, attacks and kills nerve cells controlling muscles, leading to weakness, paralysis and, ultimately, respiratory failure.

ALS patients show progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, leading to a fatal respiratory muscle paralysis.

It is characterized by the wasting of skeletal muscles and caused by progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord; the disease leads to increasing muscular weakness, atrophy and premature death due to respiratory problems.

«SMA is a devastating disease that leads to the loss of motor neurons resulting in muscle weakness and respiratory failure in children.

Dogs will also experience gastric upset with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea followed by muscle weakness, respiratory difficulty, and CNS symptoms in severe cases.

Dogs that have not had any treatments to prevent heartworm are checked for symptoms such as respiratory problems such as coughing (particularly during exercise), muscle weakness or lethargy, weight loss, shortness of breath or labored breathing, loss of appetite and vision problems.