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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Muscle conditions

The information below shows a list of types of Muscle conditions, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Muscle pain	N/A	N/A	No information
Muscle weakness	N/A	N/A	No information
Convulsions	N/A	N/A	No information
Dermatomyositis	approx 1 in 20,205 or 0.00% or 13,461 people in USA	13,461	13,462 people with polymyositis/dermatomyositis in the USA 1996 ¹
Febrile Seizures	N/A	N/A	No information
Infantile Refsum Disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Myasthenia Gravis	approx 1 in 20,000 or 0.00% or 13,600 people in USA	13,599	about 5 per 100,000 to 14 per 100,000 (NWHIC)
Myotonic Dystrophy	N/A	N/A	Type I myotonic dystrophy accounts for 98% of all cases of myotonic dystrophy, Genetics Home Reference website
Open Wound	N/A	N/A	No information
Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy	N/A	N/A	No information
Refsum Disease	N/A	N/A	No information
Sarcoma	N/A	N/A	No information
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	N/A	N/A	No information

Types of Muscle conditions

For more information about types of Muscle conditions, refer to our section on types of Muscle conditions.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Muscle conditions usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Muscle conditions at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Muscle conditions is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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