{"id":97195,"date":"2021-04-09T05:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T05:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=97195"},"modified":"2023-10-09T05:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T05:49:41","slug":"progressive-muscular-atrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/progressive-muscular-atrophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive muscular atrophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muscular dystrophy, with progressive weakening of the muscles, particularly in the pelvic and shoulder girdles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A type of motor neuron disease in which the muscles of the hands, arms, and legs weaken and waste or atrophy. Involuntary twitching is another symptom. There is no cure for progressive muscular atrophy. This progressively debilitating condition eventually spreads to other muscles in t he body.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A form of motor neuron disease where the muscles in the hands, arms, and legs weaken, deteriorate, and experience involuntary twitching. As the muscle wasting progresses, it ultimately extends to other muscle groups.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-71\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Continuous muscle loss caused by the deterioration of specific cells in the spinal cord. This leads to the degeneration of the front nerve pathways and atrophy of the muscles they control. Also referred to as chronic anterior poliomyelitis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muscular dystrophy, with progressive weakening of the muscles, particularly in the pelvic and shoulder girdles. A type of motor neuron disease in which the muscles of the hands, arms, and legs weaken and waste or atrophy. Involuntary twitching is another symptom. There is no cure for progressive muscular atrophy. 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