10 Symptoms of Hypocalcemia
Symptom #9: Muscle Weakness
Muscle weakness or myasthenia occurs when there is a lack of muscle strength. It can be divided into true or perceived weakness. True weakness occurs when it is due to a skeletal muscle disease or electrolyte imbalances. Examples include myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, inflammatory myopathy, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, and more.
It occurs when the force exerted is less than expected. Perceived weakness occurs in conditions where the patient feels more effort is required despite normal muscle strength such as in chronic fatigue syndrome.
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