Ichikawa won for her novel “Hanchibakku” (The hunchback). Ichikawa was diagnosed at an early age with congenital myopathy, an intractable disease characterized by muscular weakness.

Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) conditions can include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, and various myopathies due to metabolic, congenital, and endocrine causes.

Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and critical illness myopathy (CIM) are major complications that occur in severely ill patients who require intensive care treatment. CIP and CIM affect the ...

There are a wide variety of neurological diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. Understanding the specifics can help you navigate diagnostic tests and choose the best course of treatment.

Bruce Rapport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (I.R.H., N.K., C.B., O.C.). The Clinical Research Institute at Rambam ...