"Muscle Weakness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A vague complaint of debility, fatigue, or exhaustion attributable to weakness of various muscles. The weakness can be characterized as subacute or chronic, often progressive, and is a manifestation of many muscle and neuromuscular diseases. (From Wyngaarden et al., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p2251)
| Descriptor ID |
D018908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.515 C10.597.613.593 C23.550.695 C23.888.592.608.593
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Weakness- Muscle Weakness
- Muscle Weaknesses
- Weakness, Muscle
- Weaknesses, Muscle
- Muscular Weakness
- Muscular Weaknesses
- Weakness, Muscular
- Weaknesses, Muscular
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Weakness" by people in Profiles.
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Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Functional Outcome in Subjects with Covid-19: Report on Four Patients and a Scoping Review of the Literature. J Rehabil Med. 2022 Apr 07; 54:jrm00257.
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Feasibility and Functional Testing for Frailty in Chronic Kidney Disease. Prog Transplant. 2018 09; 28(3):299-300.
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Physical activity barriers and motivators among high-risk employees. Work. 2016 Nov 22; 55(3):515-524.
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Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multiorgan Roadmap. Circulation. 2016 Jul 05; 134(1):73-90.
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A TGF-? pathway associated with cancer cachexia. Nat Med. 2015 Nov; 21(11):1248-9.
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AT1 receptor blocker losartan protects against mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Nov 15; 119(10):1033-41.
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Guillain-Barre variant in the deployed setting. Mil Med. 2013 Oct; 178(10):e1156-8.
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Brachial amyotrophic diplegia in the setting of complete HIV viral load suppression. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Dec 06; 2012.
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Spinal cord infarction associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep; 114(7):1030-2.
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Mitochondria-targeted antioxidants protect against mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragm weakness. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jul; 39(7):1749-59.