Skeletal muscle involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

abstract：:Sprengel's deformity is the most common congenital deformity of the shoulder. A known complication of correcting this deformity is brachial plexus palsy. In this study we used somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring during correction of a Sprengel's deformity and identified an early iatrogenic brachial plexus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Shea KG,Apel PJ,Showalter LD,Bell WL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dropped head syndrome occurs in a variety of neuromuscular disorders. We present a woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy who developed this syndrome, likely reflecting severe demyelination of nerves to cervical paraspinal muscles. ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hoffman D,Gutmann L

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by autoantibodies against presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels that impair neuromuscular transmission. Malignancies, especially small cell lung cancer (SCLC), have been associated with LEMS and account for approximately 60% of cases...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wang C,Chen S,Feng B,Guan Y

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spastic paresis follows chronic disruption of the central execution of volitional command. Motor function in patients with spastic paresis is subjected over time to three fundamental insults, of which the last two are avoidable: (1) the neural insult itself, which causes paresis, i.e., reduced voluntary motor unit rec...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gracies JM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with self-limited statin-related myopathy improve spontaneously when statins are stopped. In contrast, patients with statin-associated autoimmune myopathy have autoantibodies recognizing 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) and usually require immunosuppressive therapy to contr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Floyd JS,Brody JA,Tiniakou E,Psaty BM,Mammen A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myophosphorylase deficiency (McArdle's disease) may present with episodic renal failure following exertion. We present a case of adult-onset myophosphorylase deficiency in which recurrent bouts of renal failure could not be associated with any exertional events until a tonic seizure was witnessed after the fourth epis...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Walker AR,Tschetter K,Matsuo F,Flanigan KM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a B-cell-mediated autoimmune disease. B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) is a major factor in B-cell development and activation. In this study we investigated serum BAFF levels in MG patients. METHODS:We compared the serum BAFF levels of 20 MG patients with gender-matched healthy co...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kang SY,Kang CH,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latency fluctuation of single motor unit potentials (MUPH) in the H-reflex is greater than the latency fluctuation of MUPs in the direct (MUPM) and recurrent (MUPF) responses. This has been attributed to the variability in the impulse generation at the site of nerve stimulation, and to the variation in the synapti...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Soliven B,Maselli RA

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the clinical utility of trigemino-facial reflexes in lower facial muscles, we studied perioral reflexes to mechanical and electrical stimulation in 13 patients with spasmodic dysphonia and orofacial dyskinesia and in 7 healthy subjects. Mechanical stimulation of the upper lip of all patients and ele...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Topka H,Hallett M

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is the smallest outcome change that has clinical significance. Its use has not been established in the study of myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS:Patients from a published intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) vs. placebo study were studied. One anchor-based an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Katzberg HD,Barnett C,Merkies IS,Bril V

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a complex structure that serves to efficiently communicate the electrical impulse from the motor neuron to the skeletal muscle to signal contraction. Over the last 200 years, technological advances in microscopy allowed visualization of the existence of a gap between the motor neuro...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hughes BW,Kusner LL,Kaminski HJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven 2-day-old golden retriever pups were given focal intramuscular injections of a first generation adenovirus-dystrophin minigene construct and adenovirus-beta-galactosidase construct as a 2:1 mixture into the left anterior tibial muscle. The spread of transgene expression within the anterior tibial muscle was comp...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： O'Hara AJ,Howell JM,Taplin RH,Fletcher S,Lloyd F,Kakulas B,Lochmüller H,Karpati G

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Changes in contractile rate of force development (RFD), measured within a short time interval from contraction initiation, were measured after a period of strength training that led to increases in muscle fascicle length but no measurable change in neuromuscular activity. The relationship between training-induced shif...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Blazevich AJ,Cannavan D,Horne S,Coleman DR,Aagaard P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with transthyretin amyloidosis who presented with multifocal mononeuropathies with features of demyelination on nerve conduction studies, a constellation of findings not previously described in amyloid polyneuropathy. Genetic testing revealed a valine122isoleucine mutation in the coding region of...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Briemberg HR,Amato AA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glucocorticosteroids (GC) are effective in slowing weakness in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHODS:This is a multisite, 1-year, open-label trial of twice-weekly prednisolone (5 mg/kg/dose) in infants/young boys (0.4-2.4 years) with DMD. We compared changes in Bayley III Scales of Infant D...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Connolly AM,Zaidman CM,Golumbek PT,Cradock MM,Flanigan KM,Kuntz NL,Finkel RS,McDonald CM,Iannaccone ST,Anand P,Siener CA,Florence JM,Lowes LP,Alfano LN,Johnson LB,Nicorici A,Nelson LL,Mendell JR,MDA DMD Clinical Resea

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically homozygous line 413 dystrophic chickens were given twice-daily intraperitoneal injections of solutions containing branched-chain amino acids (BCCA-leucine, valine, isoleucine) either alone or in combination; and their alpha-ketoacid analogs (alpha-ketoisocaproic and alpha-ketoisovaleric acids). Another tri...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hudecki MS,Pollina CM,Heffner RR

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Accurate Test of Limb Isometric Strength (ATLIS) device can reliably measure the strength of 12 muscle groups using a fixed load cell. The purpose of this study was to analyze ATLIS data from healthy adults to calculate an individual's predicted strength scores. METHODS:ATLIS data were collected from ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Andres PL,English R,Mendoza M,Florence J,Malkus E,Schierbecker J,Siener C,Malspeis S,Schoenfeld DA,Munsat TL,Cudkowicz ME

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Phospholipids are essential components of cellular membranes and are closely associated with cellular functions, but relationships involving skeletal muscle phospholipid profiles and their physiological phenotypes have remained unclear. METHODS:We carried out comprehensive phospholipid analyses using liqu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Senoo N,Miyoshi N,Kobayashi E,Morita A,Tanihata J,Takeda S,Miura S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound (US) technique was applied to measure the thickness, cross-sectional area (CSA), and internal structure of the quadriceps muscle in 70- to 80-year-old endurance and power athletes and untrained men. Isometric knee extension strength was higher in the power athletes than in the other groups. The mean values ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sipilä S,Suominen H

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to estimate the accuracy of concentric-needle single-fiber electromyography (CN-SFEMG) for the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG). A consecutive series of patients referred for CN-SFEMG was evaluated by an investigator blinded to the results of CN-SFEMG in order to determine the presence or...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Benatar M,Hammad M,Doss-Riney H

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of chronic distal sensorimotor neuropathy are described in patients with neurofibromatosis. One had type 2 or central neurofibromatosis with a chromosome 22 deletion; the precise form of the disease was not established in the other two. A striking clinical feature was a diffuse nodular enlargement of the p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Thomas PK,King RH,Chiang TR,Scaravilli F,Sharma AK,Downie AW

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：:Six members originating from two families with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (hypertrophic and neuronal types) were noted to have enlarged calf muscles. Muscle computed tomography revealed that muscle enlargement in the propositus of the family with the hypertrophic type of HMSN was due to an increase in mus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： De Visser M,Hoogendijk JE,Ongerboer BW,Verbeeten BJ Jr

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of initiation time of nerve expansion after nerve transection on the induction of ODC activity and Schwann cell proliferation in nerve tissue under Wallerian degeneration. The levels of ODC activity and Schwann cell proliferation decreased as the initiation time of nerve expansion was delayed aft...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Ohkaya S,Hibasami H,Hirata H,Sasaki H,Morita A,Matsumoto M,Uchida A,Nakashima K

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polylysines, polyornithine, and protamine increased the release of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from frog muscles. With 5 micrograms/ml (50 nM) of a polylysine of molecular weight 100,000, enzyme release reached peak values (ten-fold above control) within 30 minutes; subsequent removal of the p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Suarez-Kurtz G

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdrop samples of endoneurial fluid and serum from galactosemic rats were analyzed with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). The sodium concentration of endoneurial fluid from galactose-fed rats (295 meq/liter) was nearly twice that of age-matched controls (152 meq/liter) and indicates that sodium is present in an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mizisin AP,Myers RR,Powell HC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of our current knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis is presented, with particular emphasis on the immunological aspects of the disease. Part 1, published in this issue, deals with the clinical and genetic features of myasthenia gravis which led to the autoimmune theory of the etiolo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Simpson JA

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate different methods of estimating muscle inactivation, derived from single and multiple voluntary contractions. Ten subjects performed maximal and submaximal leg extensor contractions to determine an interpolation (IT) or central activation ratio (CAR). A superimposed evoke...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Behm D,Power K,Drinkwater E

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00