Neurotrophic factors and neuromuscular disease: I. General comments, the neurotrophin family, and neuropoietic cytokines.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed at evaluating the differential involvement of large myelinated Aβ-, small myelinated Aδ-, and unmyelinated C-fibers in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy and how they contribute to neuropathic pain. METHODS:We collected clinical and diagnostic test variables in 133 consecutive patients with diab...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Galosi E,Di Pietro G,La Cesa S,Di Stefano G,Leone C,Fasolino A,Di Lionardo A,Leonetti F,Buzzetti R,Mollica C,Cruccu G,Truini A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EDL muscles from normal and dystrophic (dy2j) mice of various ages were examined. Muscles were divided into three groups according to age: 7 to 14 days postnatal, 16 to 21 days postnatal, and 6 months old, to assess age and/or phenotype related differences in the muscle response to caffeine or high K+. The response of...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dangain J,Neering IR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 55-year-old man with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent radiation, chemotherapy with carbotaxol and paclitaxel, and left upper lobe removal 2 years prior to evaluation. He was referred for disabling orthostatic hypotension (113/69 mm Hg supine and 66/47 mm Hg standing after 10 minutes) wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Peltier AC,Black BK,Raj SR,Donofrio P,Robertson D,Biaggioni I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the personal computer has simplified the process of quantitating sensory thresholds using various testing algorithms. We reviewed the technical aspects and reproducibility of different methods to determine threshold for light touch-pressure, vibration, thermal, and pain stimuli. Clinical uses and li...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Chong PS,Cros DP

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We describe the nerve ultrasound findings in patients with type II diabetes mellitus who have neuropathic symptoms and signs. METHODS:Fifty-five healthy controls and 44 diabetic patients underwent clinical, sonographic, and electrophysiological evaluation. Patients were studied at a mean of 14.3 years aft...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pitarokoili K,Kerasnoudis A,Behrendt V,Labedi A,Ayzenberg I,Gold R,Yoon MS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The F-wave was used to estimate the fastest motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) along the proximal segment (spinal cord to knee) of the axons of the tibial nerve in 65 control subjects, 8 patients with diabetic polyneuropathy, and 4 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Terminal latencies and MNCV along the di...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Panayiotopoulos CP,Scarpalezos S,Nastas PE

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical, pathological, and electrophysiological features of 21 cases of Asymptomatic vasculitic neuropathy (AsVN). METHODS:Among 270 patients with biopsy-proven vasculitic neuropathy, we identified 21 (7.8%) who had asymptomatic neuropathy. RESULTS:Of the 21 ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kurt S,Alsharabati M,Lu L,Claussen GC,Oh SJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pneumothorax is a potentially serious complication of electromyography (EMG). Data on the frequency of pneumothorax after EMG are lacking. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency, timing, and risk factors for iatrogenic pneumothorax after EMG. METHODS:Cases of pneumothorax after EMG were ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kassardjian CD,O'gorman CM,Sorenson EJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have reported higher wrist ratios (WR) related to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) but have not assessed effect modification by obesity and may have inadequately controlled for confounders. METHODS:Baseline data of a multicenter prospective cohort study were analyzed. CTS was defined by nerve...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Thiese MS,Merryweather A,Koric A,Ott U,Wood EM,Kapellusch J,Foster J,Garg A,Deckow-Schaefer G,Tomich S,Kendall R,Drury DL,Wertsch J,Hegmann KT,Wistah Study Team.

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the molecular nature of the pathogenesis in X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), we monitored the expression of 2400 genes in control and EDMD fibroblasts by using complementary DNA (cDNA) microarray techniques. A total of 60 genes whose expression was altered in EDMD fibroblasts when compared...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tsukahara T,Tsujino S,Arahata K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of this study was to identify the pattern of neurological deficits and document electrophysiological changes in women with macromastia. METHODS:Patients with macromastia and neurological complaints underwent clinical evaluation and electrodiagnostic (EDx) studies of the upper limbs. RESULTS...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Ansell JR,Buchholz MC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of altering (cross-reinnervation, CR) and/or eliminating (spinal isolation, SI) the activation-dependent neural input to the cat soleus for 8 months on its mechanical and biochemical properties were determined. The percent fast fibers was 0, 27, 38, and 54% for normal control (NC), NC-CR, SI, and SI-CR cat...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Roy RR,Eldridge L,Baldwin KM,Edgerton VR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single muscle fibers were prepared from biopsy specimens of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), normal, and neuromuscular disease controls. Single muscle cells were classified as type 1, type 2, or intermediate by the skinned fiber method. The intermediate fiber was most abundant in DMD, comprising 29% of fibers examin...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Takagi A,Ishiura S,Nonaka I,Sugita H

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Detection of denervation in muscles in the craniobulbar area is important to assure widespread lower motor neuron involvement in the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The value of spontaneous activity analysis in needle electromyography (EMG) of the tongue has been questioned in the recent ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tankisi H,Otto M,Pugdahl K,Fuglsang-Frederiksen A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connective tissue diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and vasculitis, may cause various disorders of the peripheral nervous system. In this review, the clinical effects of the connective tissues diseases on nerve and muscle are examined with...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Rosenbaum R

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was done on 222 consecutive new patients referred to our pediatric muscle clinic to assess the diagnostic value of ultrasound imaging. Ultrasound scans were interpreted without knowledge of clinical presentation or results of other tests. Muscular dystrophy produced a brightly speckled pattern of i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Heckmatt JZ,Pier N,Dubowitz V

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study we compare the ultrasound features in the median nerve in patients with different types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and hereditary neuropathies with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) as a typical entrapment neuropathy. METHODS:Median nerve ultrasound and conduction studies were p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Schreiber S,Oldag A,Kornblum C,Kollewe K,Kropf S,Schoenfeld A,Feistner H,Jakubiczka S,Kunz WS,Scherlach C,Tempelmann C,Mawrin C,Dengler R,Schreiber F,Goertler M,Vielhaber S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The probability and degree of muscle recovery after lesions of long peripheral nerves have not been assessed quantitatively. METHODS:Twelve adults with closed injuries of the fibular division of the sciatic nerve with complete denervation of associated muscles were followed-up for 2-10 years. The onset of...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Stefancic M,Vidmar G,Blagus R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) has potent survival-promoting effects on motor neurons in vitro and in vivo and may be effective in treating motor neuron diseases (MND). We investigated the effects of CT-1 treatment in wobbler mouse MND. Wobbler mice were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneously injected CT-1 (1 mg/kg, n = ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mitsumoto H,Klinkosz B,Pioro EP,Tsuzaka K,Ishiyama T,O'Leary RM,Pennica D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 185 patients with myopathy, 22 showed abnormal muscle mitochondria. In 12 of the 22 patients, all of whom had ocular myopathy or the ophthalmoplegia-plus syndrome, muscle biopsies contained 5%-25% "ragged red" fibers. In 4 patients with a facioscapulohumeral distribution of weakness, ragged red fibers were less num...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kamieniecka Z,Schmalbruch H

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The etiology of neuropathy was idiopathic in 20%-30% of patients despite thorough investigation, based on results from the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, new etiologies have been recognized, and skin biopsy has been used to confirm small-fiber neuropathy. METHODS:The authors reviewed the charts of 373 patie...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Farhad K,Traub R,Ruzhansky KM,Brannagan TH 3rd

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cranial muscle fasciculations may be difficult to detect in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Ultrasound (US) detection of fasciculations in these muscles may have clinical utility. METHODS:Patients with suspected ALS were prospectively enrolled. Nerve conduction studies, needle electromyography (EMG),...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： O'gorman CM,Weikamp JG,Baria M,Van Den Engel-Hoek L,Kassardjian C,Van Alfen N,Boon AJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least 50 disease-causing mutations in the skeletal muscle voltage-gated chloride channel gene (CLCN1), almost all of which originate from Caucasian families, have been identified. We investigated a Japanese family with Thomsen's myotonia congenita that included 16 affected individuals (8 men and 8 women) through fi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sasaki R,Ito N,Shimamura M,Murakami T,Kuzuhara S,Uchino M,Uyama E

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment has been developed to alleviate muscle weakness in murine dystrophy. Cultured myoblasts from genetically normal mouse embryos were injected into the right soleus of 20-day-old normal or dystrophic mice. Hosts and donors were immunocompatible but exhibited different genotype markers. Donor cells produced GP...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Law PK,Goodwin TG,Wang MG

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the sensitivity of electrophysiologic assessments, we compared F-waves and motor and sensory nerve conduction studies (MNCS and SNCS) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:We tested median, ulnar, tibial, and fibular nerves in 132 DM patients divided into those with and without clin...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pan H,Jian F,Lin J,Chen N,Zhang C,Zhang Z,Ding Z,Wang Y,Cui L,Kimura J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A (cN1A) antibodies are commonly detected in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). However, their pathogenic role has not been established. Moreover, efforts toward identifying sIBM distinct clinicopathologic characteristics associated with these antibodies ha...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Paul P,Liewluck T,Ernste FC,Mandrekar J,Milone M

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and neurophysiological features of multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) indicate selective involvement of motor axons, but pathological abnormalities in sensory axons suggest a more widespread disease process. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the focal abnormalities are associated with w...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Cappelen-Smith C,Kuwabara S,Lin CS,Burke D

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the molecular defect causing Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) has been identified, the biochemical mechanisms that lead to muscle necrosis remain unclear. Exercise-related muscle metabolism in 9 mildly affected BMD patients was assessed by muscle 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P MRS) during...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tosetti M,Linsalata S,Battini R,Volpi L,Cini C,Presciutti O,Muntoni F,Cioni G,Siciliano G

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle involvement can occur at all stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and may represent the first manifestation of the disease. Myopathies in HIV-infected patients are classified as follows: (1) HIV-associated myopathies and related conditions, including HIV polymyositis, inclusion-body ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Authier FJ,Chariot P,Gherardi RK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim in this study was to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) or plasma exchange (PLEx) for treatment of neurologic disease is a trigger for thrombotic events. METHODS:Using administrative data from 2005 to 2014, we identified index admissions for thrombotic events. We performed case-cr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Jin PH,Shin SC,Dhamoon MS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00