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Hyperthyroid Myopathy
Usual Age of Onset
Childhood to adulthood
Disease Characteristics
Weakness in upper arm and upper leg muscles with some evidence of wasting.
Usually improves with treatment of underlying thyroid
condition.
Inheritance
There appears to be a genetic predisposition to
autoimmune diseases.
The cause is unclear; researchers suspect viruses or
bacteria might trigger
the autoimmune response.
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Hypothyroid Myopathy
Usual Age of Onset
Childhood to adulthood
Disease Characteristics
Weakness of arm and leg muscles.
Stiffness, muscle pain, and cramps common.
Usually improves with treatment of underlying thyroid
condition.
Inheritance
There appears to be a genetic predisposition to
autoimmune diseases.
The cause is unclear; researchers suspect viruses or
bacteria might trigger
the autoimmune response.
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Neuromuscular Diseases included in MDA's Programs
Muscular
Dystrophies
Motor
Neuron Diseases
Inflammatory
Myopathies
Diseases
of Neuromuscular Junction
Diseases
of Peripheral Nerves
Metabolic
Diseases of Muscle
Myopathies
Due to Endocrine Abnormalities
Other
Myopathies
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