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Bookmark or Share- Brain Atrophy: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicBrain atrophy (cerebral atrophy) is a loss of neurons and connections between neurons. Different conditions cause brain atrophy, including cerebral palsy, dementia and infectious diseases. Symptoms and severity of brain atrophy depend on the specific disease and location of damage.
- Muscle Atrophy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicMuscle atrophy is the wasting or thinning of muscle mass. It can be caused by disuse of your muscles or neurogenic conditions. Symptoms include a decrease in muscle mass, one limb being smaller than the other, and numbness, weakness and tingling in your limbs. Disuse atrophy can be reversed with exercise and a healthy diet.
- SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy): What It Is, Symptoms & TypesSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition that causes worsening muscle weakness. There are five subtypes, which range in severity and age of onset. There’s no cure for SMA, but certain therapies and medications can help manage symptoms.
- Atrophy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of ATROPHY is decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue; also : arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant. How to use atrophy in a sentence.
- Atrophy - WikipediaAtrophy is the general physiological process of reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis. When it occurs as a result of disease or loss of trophic support because of other diseases, it is termed pathological atrophy, although it can be a part of normal body development and homeostasis as well.
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