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Progressive descending muscle weakness: weakness of the muscles. See detailed information below for a list of 35 causes of Progressive descending muscle weakness, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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The following list of conditions have 'Progressive descending muscle weakness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Progressive descending muscle weakness:
Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Movement symptoms (6001 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)
Symptoms related to Progressive descending muscle weakness:
Guillain-Barre syndrome (5 causes), Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, Spinal muscular atrophy, Trauma resulting in nerve compression, Juvenile segmental spinal muscular atrophy, Miller-Fisher syndrome, Tick paralysis, Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Giant axonal neuropathy, Vitamin B12 deficiency
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