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More young people are winding up in nursing homes
January 07, 2011
Others have neuromuscular diseases such as multiple sclerosis, or have suffered a stroke. Brent Kaderli, 26, of Baytown, Texas, became a quadriplegic after a car accident in...

More young people are winding up in nursing homes
June 28, 2011
Others have neuromuscular diseases such as multiple sclerosis, or have suffered a stroke. Brent Kaderli, 26, of Baytown, Texas, became a quadriplegic after a car accident in...

Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans?
August 30, 2009
So are people with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and neuromuscular diseases including muscular dystrophy. Some countries report more deaths among...

Mind over matter: monkeys control robots with brain power
May 29, 2008
Strokes, spinal cord injuries and degenerative neuromuscular diseases cripple tens of thousands of people every year, rendering the simplest of actions -- opening a door,...

Mind over matter: monkeys control robots with brain power
July 02, 2008
Strokes, spinal cord injuries and degenerative neuromuscular diseases cripple tens of thousands of people every year, rendering the simplest of actions -- opening a door,...

FDA Links Anti- Wrinkle Drugs to Deaths
February 08, 2008
to patients with certain neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. That's what's different about these latest cases, said FDA's Katz: The botulism toxin seems to...

FDA Links Anti- Wrinkle Drugs to Deaths
February 11, 2008
to patients with certain neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. That's what's different about these latest cases, said FDA's Katz: The botulism toxin seems to...

FDA Links Anti- Wrinkle Drugs to Deaths
February 09, 2008
to patients with certain neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. That's what's different about these latest cases, said FDA's Katz: The botulism toxin seems to...

Neuromuscular Diseases Videos

MDA Muscle Walk raises more than $40,000
February 27, 2011 | KLRT Fox 16 Little Rock

Charity Ride for MDA
June 26, 2010 | KXMC CBS Bismarck North

Shamrocks for MDA
March 15, 2010 | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids

Athena Labs Helps Fight Neuromuscular Diseases
September 03, 2009 | WCVB ABC 5 Boston MA

MDA Cancels Summer Camps 6-23-09
June 23, 2009 | WSYR ABC 9 Syracuse

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Wikipedia

Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses many diseases and ailments that either directly, via intrinsic muscle pathology, or indirectly, via nerve pathology, impair the functioning of the muscles. Neuromuscular diseases are those that affect the muscles and/or their nervous control. In general, problems with nervous control can cause either spasticity or some degree of paralysis, depending on the location and the nature of the problem. A large proportion of neurological disorders leads to problems with movement. Some examples of these disorders include cerebrovascular accident...

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