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Limb muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 107956
- •Concept ID:
- C0587246
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- Finding
Reduced strength and weakness of the muscles of the arms and legs.
Pes cavus- MedGen UID:
- 675590
- •Concept ID:
- C0728829
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- Congenital Abnormality
An increase in height of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot that does not flatten on weight bearing (i.e., a distinctly hollow form of the sole of the foot when it is bearing weight).
Primary dilated cardiomyopathy- MedGen UID:
- 2880
- •Concept ID:
- C0007193
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- Disease or Syndrome
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy is a genetic form of heart disease. It occurs when heart (cardiac) muscle becomes thin and weakened in at least one chamber of the heart, causing the open area of the chamber to become enlarged (dilated). As a result, the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as usual. To compensate, the heart attempts to increase the amount of blood being pumped through the heart, leading to further thinning and weakening of the cardiac muscle. Over time, this condition results in heart failure.\n\nIt usually takes many years for symptoms of familial dilated cardiomyopathy to cause health problems. They typically begin in mid-adulthood, but can occur at any time from infancy to late adulthood. Signs and symptoms of familial dilated cardiomyopathy can include an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), shortness of breath (dyspnea), extreme tiredness (fatigue), fainting episodes (syncope), and swelling of the legs and feet. In some cases, the first sign of the disorder is sudden cardiac death. The severity of the condition varies among affected individuals, even in members of the same family.
Slender build- MedGen UID:
- 376828
- •Concept ID:
- C1850573
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- Finding
Asthenic habitus refers to a slender build with long limbs, an angular profile, and prominent muscles or bones.
Dysphagia- MedGen UID:
- 41440
- •Concept ID:
- C0011168
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- Disease or Syndrome
Difficulty in swallowing.
Feeding difficulties in infancy- MedGen UID:
- 436211
- •Concept ID:
- C2674608
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- Finding
Impaired feeding performance of an infant as manifested by difficulties such as weak and ineffective sucking, brief bursts of sucking, and falling asleep during sucking. There may be difficulties with chewing or maintaining attention.
Hyperreflexia- MedGen UID:
- 57738
- •Concept ID:
- C0151889
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- Finding
Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles.
Waddling gait- MedGen UID:
- 66667
- •Concept ID:
- C0231712
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- Finding
Weakness of the hip girdle and upper thigh muscles, for instance in myopathies, leads to an instability of the pelvis on standing and walking. If the muscles extending the hip joint are affected, the posture in that joint becomes flexed and lumbar lordosis increases. The patients usually have difficulties standing up from a sitting position. Due to weakness in the gluteus medius muscle, the hip on the side of the swinging leg drops with each step (referred to as Trendelenburg sign). The gait appears waddling. The patients frequently attempt to counteract the dropping of the hip on the swinging side by bending the trunk towards the side which is in the stance phase (in the German language literature this is referred to as Duchenne sign). Similar gait patterns can be caused by orthopedic conditions when the origin and the insertion site of the gluteus medius muscle are closer to each other than normal, for instance due to a posttraumatic elevation of the trochanter or pseudarthrosis of the femoral neck.
Areflexia- MedGen UID:
- 115943
- •Concept ID:
- C0234146
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- Finding
Absence of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.
Hyporeflexia- MedGen UID:
- 195967
- •Concept ID:
- C0700078
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- Finding
Reduction of neurologic reflexes such as the knee-jerk reaction.
Motor delay- MedGen UID:
- 381392
- •Concept ID:
- C1854301
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- Finding
A type of Developmental delay characterized by a delay in acquiring motor skills.
Bulbar palsy- MedGen UID:
- 898626
- •Concept ID:
- C4082299
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- Disease or Syndrome
Bulbar weakness (or bulbar palsy) refers to bilateral impairment of function of the lower cranial nerves IX, X, XI and XII, which occurs due to lower motor neuron lesion either at nuclear or fascicular level in the medulla or from bilateral lesions of the lower cranial nerves outside the brain-stem. Bulbar weakness is often associated with difficulty in chewing, weakness of the facial muscles, dysarthria, palatal weakness and regurgitation of fluids, dysphagia, and dysphonia.
Hyperlordosis- MedGen UID:
- 9805
- •Concept ID:
- C0024003
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- Finding
Abnormally increased curvature (anterior concavity) of the lumbar or cervical spine.
Hypertonia- MedGen UID:
- 10132
- •Concept ID:
- C0026826
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- Finding
A condition in which there is increased muscle tone so that arms or legs, for example, are stiff and difficult to move.
Rigidity- MedGen UID:
- 7752
- •Concept ID:
- C0026837
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- Sign or Symptom
Continuous involuntary sustained muscle contraction. When an affected muscle is passively stretched, the degree of resistance remains constant regardless of the rate at which the muscle is stretched. This feature helps to distinguish rigidity from muscle spasticity.
Retrognathia- MedGen UID:
- 19766
- •Concept ID:
- C0035353
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- Congenital Abnormality
An abnormality in which the mandible is mislocalised posteriorly.
Scoliosis- MedGen UID:
- 11348
- •Concept ID:
- C0036439
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- Disease or Syndrome
The presence of an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Proximal muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 113169
- •Concept ID:
- C0221629
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- Finding
A lack of strength of the proximal muscles.
Facial palsy- MedGen UID:
- 87660
- •Concept ID:
- C0376175
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- Disease or Syndrome
Facial nerve palsy is a dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve) that results in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side with weakness of the muscles of facial expression and eye closure. This can either be present in unilateral or bilateral form.
Generalized muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 155433
- •Concept ID:
- C0746674
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- Sign or Symptom
Generalized weakness or decreased strength of the muscles, affecting both distal and proximal musculature.
Frequent falls- MedGen UID:
- 163408
- •Concept ID:
- C0850703
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- Finding
Neck flexor weakness- MedGen UID:
- 334801
- •Concept ID:
- C1843637
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- Finding
Weakness of the muscles involved in neck flexion (sternocleidomastoid, longus capitus, longus colli, and scalenus anterior).
Type 1 muscle fiber predominance- MedGen UID:
- 344274
- •Concept ID:
- C1854387
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- Finding
An abnormal predominance of type I muscle fibers (in general, this feature can only be observed on muscle biopsy).
Spinal rigidity- MedGen UID:
- 346721
- •Concept ID:
- C1858025
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- Finding
Reduced ability to move the vertebral column with a resulting limitation of neck and trunk flexion.
Neonatal hypotonia- MedGen UID:
- 412209
- •Concept ID:
- C2267233
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- Disease or Syndrome
Muscular hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone) manifesting in the neonatal period.
Nemaline bodies- MedGen UID:
- 814369
- •Concept ID:
- C3808039
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- Finding
Nemaline rods are abnormal bodies that can occur in skeletal muscle fibers. The rods can be observed on histological analysis of muscle biopsy tissue or upon electron microscopy, where they appear either as extensions of sarcomeric Z-lines, in random array without obvious attachment to Z-lines (often in areas devoid of sarcomeres) or in large clusters localized at the sarcolemma or intermyofibrillar spaces.
EMG: myopathic abnormalities- MedGen UID:
- 867362
- •Concept ID:
- C4021726
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- Pathologic Function
The presence of abnormal electromyographic patterns indicative of myopathy, such as small-short polyphasic motor unit potentials.
EMG: neuropathic changes- MedGen UID:
- 867363
- •Concept ID:
- C4021727
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- Finding
The presence of characteristic findings of denervation on electromyography (fibrillations, positive sharp waves, and giant motor unit potentials).
Late-onset distal muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 871100
- •Concept ID:
- C4025565
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- Finding
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita- MedGen UID:
- 1830310
- •Concept ID:
- C5779613
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- Disease or Syndrome
Multiple congenital contractures in different body areas.
Respiratory insufficiency- MedGen UID:
- 11197
- •Concept ID:
- C0035229
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- Pathologic Function
Impairment of gas exchange within the lungs secondary to a disease process, neoplasm, or trauma, possibly resulting in hypoxia, hypercarbia, or both, but not requiring intubation or mechanical ventilation. Patients are normally managed with pharmaceutical therapy, supplemental oxygen, or both.
Respiratory insufficiency due to muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 812797
- •Concept ID:
- C3806467
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- Finding
Mildly elevated creatine kinase- MedGen UID:
- 342469
- •Concept ID:
- C1850309
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- Finding
High palate- MedGen UID:
- 66814
- •Concept ID:
- C0240635
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- Congenital Abnormality
Height of the palate more than 2 SD above the mean (objective) or palatal height at the level of the first permanent molar more than twice the height of the teeth (subjective).
Myopathic facies- MedGen UID:
- 90695
- •Concept ID:
- C0332615
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- Finding
A facial appearance characteristic of myopathic conditions. The face appears expressionless with sunken cheeks, bilateral ptosis, and inability to elevate the corners of the mouth, due to muscle weakness.
Mask-like facies- MedGen UID:
- 140860
- •Concept ID:
- C0424448
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- Finding
A lack of facial expression often with staring eyes and a slightly open mouth.
Polyhydramnios- MedGen UID:
- 6936
- •Concept ID:
- C0020224
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- Pathologic Function
The presence of excess amniotic fluid in the uterus during pregnancy.
Decreased fetal movement- MedGen UID:
- 68618
- •Concept ID:
- C0235659
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- Finding
An abnormal reduction in quantity or strength of fetal movements.
- Abnormality of head or neck
- Abnormality of limbs
- Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
- Abnormality of the cardiovascular system
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Abnormality of the respiratory system
- Growth abnormality