Neuromuscular conditions

Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD)

Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a condition that causes progressive weakness of the skeletal muscles (the muscles that control...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is an umbrella term for a group of conditions that affect the motor (movement) and sensory (sensation) n...

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD) is a group of at least 33 different types of inherited muscular dystrophies, diseases that cau...

Congenital myopathy (CM) is a term given to a group of rare muscle conditions that are present at birth or soon after. These condi...

DMD is the most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy (a group of diseases that cause your muscles to become progressively w...

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy (a group of diseases that caus...

Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is a neuromuscular condition that mainly affects the nervous system and the heart. It is commonly diagnosed...

Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) is the name given to a group of conditions caused by inflammation in the muscles or assoc...

Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) is a condition that causes slowly progressive muscle weakness. IBM affects adults, usually over the...

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) is the common name for a group of muscular dystrophies (a group of diseases that cause your...

Myotonic Dystrophy (DM), sometimes called Steinert’s Disease, is the most common form of adult muscular dystrophy (a group of dise...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular condition that can affect infants, children and adults. It affects nerve cells ca...