Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders

Overview

The neuromuscular system includes all muscles throughout the body and the nerves that connect them. There are a wide variety of neuromuscular disorders that can occur in children. These conditions impact the peripheral nervous system, which includes the muscles, neuromuscular (nerve-muscle) junction, peripheral nerves in the limbs and motor-nerve cells in the spinal cord.

Types

There are many types of neuromuscular disorders, including:

• Brachial plexopathy – This is a condition in which there is damage on each side of the neck where the nerve roots from the spinal cord split into the nerves for each arm. 

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome (CMT) – CMT is an inherited neurological disorder that often causes problems with walking, speaking, breathing and swallowing. 

• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) – CIDP is a neurological disorder that causes progressive weakness and reduced function in the arms and legs. 

• Congenital myopathy – Congenital myopathies are a group of rare, congenital (present at birth) muscle diseases that are caused by genetic defects. 

• Guillain-Barre syndrome – Guillain-Barre syndrome causes the body’s immune system to attack the nerves, which can eventually lead to paralysis throughout the body. 

• Muscular dystrophy – Muscular dystrophy is an inherited, genetic condition that causes weakness in the muscle and usually shows signs in the first few years of a child’s life. 

• Myasthenia gravis – Myasthenia gravis causes weakness and rapid fatigue of the muscles over which a person normally has control.

Symptoms

While signs and symptoms vary according to the specific neuromuscular condition, some of the hallmarks of these conditions are pain and muscle weakness.

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