General Functions Of The Nervous System?
Muscle function loss is when a muscle doesn't work or move normally. The medical term for complete loss of muscle function is paralysis.
Alternative Names
Paralysis; Paresis; Loss of movement; Motor dysfunction
Considerations
Loss of muscle function may be caused by:
- A disease of the muscle itself (myopathy)
- A disease of the nervous system: nerve damage (neuropathy), or spinal cord injury, or brain damage (
stroke or other brain injury)
The loss of muscle function after these types of events...
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