Musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause describes a range of bone, joint, and muscular changes that women may experience during and after the transition to menopause. The natural decreases in estrogen ...

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) causes you to have muscle stiffness and spasms, often triggered by sudden noises or touch. You can use medications like muscle relaxants and anticonvulsants to relieve ...

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) causes the body to attack nerves, resulting in muscle weakness in the arms and legs. It often occurs due to underlying conditions such as small cell lung ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that an oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in Barth syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting 1 in 300,000 births ...

Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome both cause unusual muscle weakness but in different ways. In addition to slight differences in symptoms, they produce different diagnostic test results and ...

Zellweger syndrome is an inherited genetic condition affecting the nervous system and other bodily functions. Signs of the condition may be present from birth. The condition may also be known as ...