Are you physically unable to do certain things or are they simply more effortful? What activities tell you that you are weak? What happens when you try to perform that activity? Weakness – …

Muscle weakness may accompany symptoms that are related to other body systems including:

Patients complaining of "weakness" may actually have slowness or clumsiness instead, which may be due to problems with the extrapyramidal system (primarily the basal ganglia) or the …

Although the prevalence of muscle weakness in the general population is uncertain, it occurs in about 5% of U.S. adults 60 years and older. Determining the cause of muscle weakness can be...

This 38-year-old woman likely of proximal weakness involving legs and arms. The differential diagnosis includes an acquired (e.g., inflammatory or toxic myop-athy) or genetic (e.g., …

“Weakness” is a symptom, whereas “paresis” including monoparesis, hemiparesis and even quadriparesis are diagnoses. Documenting solely to “weakness” does not influence severity or …

Suggested Procedures of the “Strength” and “Weakness” cards (1 sheet per student). Students hould cut along the solid black lines and fold along the dotted line. Use a popsicle stick or ruler …