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| Neuromuscular disease is a very broad term that encompasses
many diseases and ailments that either directly (via intrinsic
muscle pathology) or indirectly (via nerve pathology) impair the
functioning of muscle. It tends to be particularly associated
with human muscle, although most pathologies apply to animal
muscle in general. Neuromuscular diseases are those that affect
the muscles and/or their nervous control. In general, problems
with nervous control can cause spasticity or paralysis,
depending on the location and nature of the problem. A large
proportion of neurological disorders leads to problems with
movement, ranging from cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and
Parkinson's disease to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Symptoms of
muscle disease may include weakness or spasticity/rigidity,
myoclonus (twitching, spasming) and myalgia (muscle pain).
Diagnostic procedures that may reveal mus