Proximal muscle weakness


Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:


Taxotomy

Aetiology

Supercategory
Weakness
Disorder Clinical features Associated features Investigations Disease modifying treatment available Time critical
Dermatomyositis Small cell lung cancer
Polymyositis
Becker muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy Becker muscular dystrophy
Neurogenic Weakness, Ataxia and Retinitis Pigmentosa Peripheral neuropathy
Retinitis pigmentosa
Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers Epilepsy
Myoclonic seizure
Cerebellar ataxia
Dementia
Sensorineural hearing loss
Optic neuropathy
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
Atonic seizure
Absence seizure
Short stature
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome