Muscle diseases can develop due to biological as well as genetic causes. The exact cause is not known.
What is muscle disease?
Muscle diseases (myopathy) are diseases caused by diseases of the muscle fibers, often resulting in muscle weakness, thinning, sometimes pain or cramps. Myotonic Dystrophy: Myotonic dystrophy is the most common inherited muscle disease in adulthood.
What is the most common and well-known muscle disease?
The most common muscle disease is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in genetic patients and Myasthenia Gravis and Inflammatory Myositis in non-genetic patients.
Is it possible to prevent muscle disease?
Although it is not medically possible to prevent geneticmuscle diseases, it is possible to slow down the speed of the disease, i.e. the course of the disease, only with medication. In non-genetic muscle diseases, recovery is more possible.
Is it possible to treat muscle disease?
It is possible to treat non-genetic muscle diseases. Genetic (hereditary) muscle diseases are usually seen in children, adolescents and adult patients, and rarely in elderly individuals. When there is a gait disorder in children and adolescents, it should first be considered that there is an inherited disease.
Which methods are used in the treatment of muscle diseases?
Simple medications, cortisone, IVIG or blood exchange can be used in treatment. Some patients also receive prophylactic treatment, which can last for a long time. These treatments are given after the type of muscle disease has been diagnosed. This is because some muscle diseases are related to missing substances in the body. When this deficiency is filled, the disease can be treated and life expectancy can be prolonged.
How are muscle diseases diagnosed?
Diagnosis requires examination, blood tests and EMG tests.
What are the symptoms of muscle disease?
Muscle disease is related to the organs that provide our strength. These organs are the spinal cord, the nerves coming from the spinal cord and the muscles that these nerves feed. It can be mainly a disease of the muscle, but it can also be the starting points of the nerves that control these muscles in the spinal cord or the points where they meet the muscle. The symptoms may also vary depending on the location of the origin of the disease. The common finding in all cases is weakness. Usually muscle diseases manifest themselves as difficulty in walking. In some cases, symptoms such as droopy eyelids and limitation in eye movements are added to these symptoms. Rarely, it also affects the heart and respiratory muscles. Therefore, it is necessary to follow up and take precautions before these conditions develop or progress.