Vasomotor dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome.

abstract：:Inflammatory myopathies (IMs) occur relatively frequently in dogs, and, with the exception of masticatory muscle myositis (MMM), have not been characterized. This study analyzed the distribution and types of cellular infiltrates in 21 cases of generalized IM, 3 cases of focal IM (MMM), and 1 case with features of both...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pumarola M,Moore PF,Shelton GD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pretreatment with pyridostigmine bromide (PB) of human intercostal muscle fibers exposed to the irreversible acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor soman was investigated. METHODS:Muscles were pretreated with 3 × 10(-6) M PB or saline for 20 minutes, then exposed to 10(-7) M soman for 10 minutes. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Maselli RA,Henderson JD,Ng J,Follette D,Graves G,Wilson BW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man with essential cryoglobulinemia presented with an axonal neuropathy and was found to have vasculitis at nerve biopsy. After 44 months, in accord with clinical deterioration, motor conduction studies showed excessive temporal dispersion multifocally, with partial conduction block persisting for 3 year...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Notturno F,Caporale CM,Di Muzio A,Uncini A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of varying stimulation frequency on muscle output during isometric and dynamic contractions. Our findings demonstrate that the predictability of the force- and excursion-frequency relationships is extremely strong across stimulation intensities. There were no differences in the frequency whic...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gregory CM,Bickel CS,Sharma N,Dixon WE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report electrophysiological findings of conduction along peripheral sensory fibers in 64 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Distribution of the values of action potential amplitudes and conduction velocities of peripheral afferent fibers were significantly lower than in normal age-matched controls. Sensor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mondelli M,Rossi A,Passero S,Guazzi GC

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obese individuals have slowed conduction in the median nerve across the wrist, but the mechanism for this is not established. This case-control study of 27 obese subjects and 16 thin subjects was designed to test the hypothesis that obese individuals have higher carpal canal pressures and more median nerve swelling th...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Werner RA,Jacobson JA,Jamadar DA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study we noninvasively evaluated skeletal muscle mitochondrial capacity, muscle-specific endurance, and energy/fatigue feelings in persons with Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) and able-bodied controls (AB). METHODS:Forearm mitochondrial capacity was measured in FRDA (n = 16) and AB (n = 10) study partici...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bossie HM,Willingham TB,Schoick RAV,O'Connor PJ,McCully KK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate normal jitter in voluntarily activated extensor digitorum communis (EDC) and orbicularis oculi (OOc) muscles using a disposable concentric needle electrode (CNE). The EDC of 67 normal subjects (22 males and 45 females, mean age 35.5 +/- 10.2 years) and the OOc of 50 normal subject...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kouyoumdjian JA,Stålberg EV

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Requirements for ethical review of research involving human subjects are based on widely accepted international standards that are implemented by various national regulations and institutional policies. In the United States, most human research is reviewed by institutional review boards (IRBs) applying federal standar...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wagner RM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus infection can affect both the central and peripheral nervous system. In some patients this occurs concurrently. Two patients are presented with encephalopathy and acute quadriparesis with diminished reflexes. Positive serology for Epstein-Barr virus was found in both patients. Both patients had a ce...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Morgenlander JC

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether initial muscle length influenced the extent of isometric force deficit following 20 in vitro lengthening contractions of the soleus muscle from Fischer 344 rats. Force deficit was evaluated following one of five protocols: (1) lengthening contractions from optimal mus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gosselin LE,Burton H

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low conductance calcium-activated K+ channel is thought to regulate the rate of firing of several excitable cells. In skeletal muscle the expression of this channel is under nerve control. Previously, we reported that axonal flow blockade of rat nerves, induced by colchicine, caused a transient increase in muscle ap...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Vergara C,Ramírez B,Behrens MI

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Herein we present an exploratory study of orofacial function in children with congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) vs. healthy controls. METHODS:We evaluated 41 children with CDM and 29 healthy controls for speech and swallow function and for lingual and labial strength. RESULTS:The Iowa Oral Performance ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Berggren KN,Hung M,Dixon MM,Bounsanga J,Crockett B,Foye MD,Gu Y,Campbell C,Butterfield RJ,Johnson NE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consequences of general hypoxemia (PaO2 = 51 mmHg) on two muscle groups (adductor pollicis and diaphragm) sustaining 80% maximal isometric voluntary contraction were studied in healthy individuals. For adductor pollicis, contractions were also executed after 10-s or 3-min rest ischemia. Compared to control, i.e., ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Badier M,Guillot C,Lagier-Tessonnier F,Jammes Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of an 8-week resistance training program on force steadiness and common drive for the vastus lateralis muscle. Eight untrained men performed a resistance training program. Before the program and at the end of each week, the subjects performed a trapezoid isome...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Beck TW,Defreitas JM,Stock MS,Dillon MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thymectomy is required for the treatment of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis (MG). However, MG may develop only after thymectomy, a condition known as post-thymectomy MG. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for post-thymectomy MG in patients with thymoma. METHODS:We retrospectively identi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kim A,Choi SJ,Kang CH,Lee S,Son H,Kim JA,Shin JY,Kim SM,Hong YH,Sung JJ

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrodiagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected polyneuropathy is useful for detecting and documenting peripheral abnormalities, identifying the predominant pathophysiology, and determining the prognosis for certain disorders. The electrodiagnostic classification of polyneuropathy is associated with morphologi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Donofrio PD,Albers JW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a novel missense mutation in the myophosphorylase gene in a Spanish patient with McArdle's disease. The patient was homozygous for a T-to-C transition at codon 115 (L115P) in exon 3, which changed an encoded leucine (CUG) to a proline (CCG). This is the first mutation to be described in exon 3 and i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gamez J,Fernandez R,Bruno C,Andreu AL,Cervera C,Navarro C,Schwartz S,Dimauro S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to define normal ranges of histological features in pediatric muscle in comparison with muscle demonstrating inflammatory changes. Sixteen pediatric muscle biopsy samples, considered normal by standard histology, were analyzed for the presence of inflammatory cells, and the expression of neon...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Varsani H,Newton KR,Li CK,Harding B,Holton JL,Wedderburn LR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to assess whether peripheral neuropathy is a feature of glycogen storage disease type IIIa (GSD IIIa) in adult patients. METHODS:Medical records of a cohort of adult GSD IIIa patients who underwent electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) were reviewed, and the r...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Herlin B,Laforět P,Labrune P,Fournier E,Stojkovic T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We examined the effects of pain site and intensity on function in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and chronic pain. METHODS:Questionnaires assessing pain sites, pain extent (number of sites), pain intensity, and pain interference were complet...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Miró J,Gertz KJ,Carter GT,Jensen MP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Immobilization induced by experimental denervation leads to rapid and progressive alterations in structural and biochemical properties of skeletal muscle. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a popular method of elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle atroph...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Nakao R,Yamamoto S,Yasumoto Y,Kadota K,Oishi K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder, and skin changes) syndrome may be mistaken for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Differentiating the 2 entities is crucial, as there are major treatment implications. METHODS:We compared platelet ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Naddaf E,Dispenzieri A,Mandrekar J,Mauermann ML

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of endurance training on muscle electrical activity during general exercise testing was investigated in physically active patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Before and after rehabilitation, patients performed identical incremental exercise tests. Pulmonary gas exchange, venous lacta...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gosselin N,Lambert K,Poulain M,Martin A,Préfaut C,Varray A

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The superficial peroneal nerve subserves sensation on the entire surface of the dorsum of the foot, except in small areas. All previously reported techniques for evaluating nerve conduction along this nerve tested a proximal portion of the nerve. We report a new method for evaluating sensory nerve conduction of the fo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Oh SJ,Demirci M,Dajani B,Melo AC,Claussen GC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) to transcranial and spinal stimulation from upper and lower limb muscles were elicited in 13 patients with syringomyelia. Seven had an associated Chiari type I anomaly. Diagnosis was confirmed by MRI. In 5 cases, SEPs and MEPs were performed bef...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Nogués MA,Pardal AM,Merello M,Miguel MA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As applied to skeletal muscle, stem cell therapy is a reincarnation of myoblast transfer therapy that has resulted from recent advances in the cell biology of skeletal muscle. Both strategies envisage the reconstruction of damaged muscle from its precursors, but stem cell therapy employs precursors that are earlier in...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Partridge TA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fastest median and ulnar velocities derived by recording motor and mixed nerve action potentials, F waves, H-reflexes, and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were compared. H-reflex recording was facilitated by employing selective group Ia excitation during voluntary muscular contraction. Mixed nerve, SEP, and...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Eisen A,Hoirch M,White J,Calne D

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While current exercise guidelines recommend progressive, high-intensity resistance training (RT) to promote muscle hypertrophy and strength gains, controversy exists regarding the efficacy of lighter-load RT. We compared 2 work-matched RT interventions that differed in training intensity. METHODS:Fifteen ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Alegre LM,Aguado X,Rojas-Martín D,Martín-García M,Ara I,Csapo R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adult males, cross-sectional area (CSA) for type II muscle fibers is generally larger than for type I fibers. In this cross-sectional study the aim was to compare sex-related CSAs of various muscle fiber types during childhood-to-adulthood transition. METHODS:Percutaneous biopsy samples were obtained fro...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Esbjörnsson ME,Dahlström MS,Gierup JW,Jansson EC

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00