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Common causes of Muscle weakness

Introduction:

This information shows the various causes of Muscle weakness, and how common these diseases or conditions are in the general population. This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause of Muscle weakness, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.

  • 31 diseases that are "very common".
  • 34 diseases that are "common".
  • 18 diseases that are "uncommon".
  • 20 diseases that are "rare".
  • 113 diseases that are "rare".
  • 3726 diseases without any prevalence information.

    Causes of Muscle weakness that are very common

    The following causes of Muscle weakness are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Muscle weakness that are common

    The following causes of Muscle weakness are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Muscle weakness that are uncommon

    The following causes of Muscle weakness are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

    Causes of Muscle weakness that are rare

    The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Muscle weakness appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

    Causes of Muscle weakness that are very rare

    The following causes of Muscle weakness appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

    Causes of Muscle weakness without any prevalence information

    The following causes of Muscle weakness are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

    All Causes of Muscle weakness

    The full list of all possible causes for Muscle weakness described in various sources is as follows:

    See full list of possible disease causes of Muscle weakness

    Drug side effect causes of Muscle weakness

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Muscle weakness as a side effect.
    [See detailed list of 225 drug side effect causes of Muscle weakness]

    Drug interaction causes of Muscle weakness:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Muscle weakness including:

    • Methyldopa and lithium interaction
    • Aldomet and lithium interaction
    • Amodopa and lithium interaction
    • Lithium (Eskalith) and ACE Inhibitor interaction
    • Lithium (Eskalith) and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARBs) interaction
    [See detailed list of 307 drug interaction causes of Muscle weakness]
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