Neuromuscular Diseases
There are many forms of neuromuscular diseases that cause muscle degeneration, weakness, paralysis, and fatigue. This list is not intended to serve as a full list of all forms of neuromuscular diseases. The following list consists of diseases that Muscle Movement Foundation families have recently been affected by.
Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction
Congenital myasthenic syndromes
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Mitochondrial diseases
Friedrich’s ataxia
Mitochondrial myopathies
Motor Neuron Diseases
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy
Muscular dystrophies
Becker muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophies
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
Myotonic dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Myopathies
Congenital myopathies
Distal myopathies
Endocrine myopathies
Inflammatory myopathies
Metabolic myopathies
Peripheral Nerve Disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Please feel free to email info@musclemovementfoundation.org to ask if a specific disease is covered by MMF. Families affected by one or more of the diseases listed on this page are eligible to receive assistance through MMF if they meet the criteria listed on our MMF Muscle Champion Assistance Form.