FIM

Introduction: FIM

Description of FIM

FIM (medical condition): A disorder characterized by muscular weakness.

See also:

Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea:
  »Introduction: Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea
  »Symptoms of Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea

FIM: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

FIM is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that FIM, or a subtype of FIM, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

FIM as a Disease

FIM: Another name for Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea
  »Symptoms of Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea

Symptoms of FIM (Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea)

Some of the symptoms of FIM incude:

• Fluctuating ptosis
• Poor infant sucking
• Weak infant cry
• Infant feeding difficulties
• Secondary respiratory infections

See full list of 7 symptoms of FIM (Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea)

FIM: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to FIM:

• familial infantile myasthenia gravis
• antimuscle antibodies

Terms associated with FIM:

Terms Similar to FIM:

• FIMG2 (formerly)
• Myasthenia familial infantile
• Myasthenia gravis familial infantile 2 (formerly)
• Myasthenic syndrome congenital associated with episodic apnea
• Myasthenic syndrome, presynaptic, congenital, associated with episodic apnea
• Congenital myasthenic syndrome with episodic apnea
• CMS-EA
• CMS1A
• Congenital myasthenic syndrome type 1a

Source - NIH

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