What are neuromuscular disorders?

Also known as: neuromuscular diseases.

Neuromuscular diseases are a large complex group of different types of disorders (for example muscular dystrophies) which affect the cells in the spinal cord, the nerves, the junction between the nerve and muscle (neuromuscular junction) and/or the muscles, that allow for muscle movement.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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