Botulinum toxin improves sialorrhea and quality of living in bulbar amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

abstract：:The relationship between motor function and muscle strength in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is still controversial. In 120 genetically proven SMA patients, aged 5 years or older, we measured muscle strength in the arms and legs by a hand-held dynamometer, forced vital capacity by a spirometer, and the t...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Merlini L,Bertini E,Minetti C,Mongini T,Morandi L,Angelini C,Vita G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a well-established clinical assessment of functional endurance, validated as a measure of walking ability in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The current availability of disease-modifying therapies for SMA indicates a growing need for normative reference data to compare SMA p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Goodwin AM,Cornett KMD,McKay MJ,Burns J,Garber CE,De Vivo DC,Montes J

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite use of qualitative laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) guided botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) injection for treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD), unsatisfactory injections and complete "misses" remain problematic. We aimed to determine if the quantitative LEMG measure of number of small segments...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dwyer CD,Leclerc AA,Nandedkar SD,Young VN,Rosen CA

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to investigate in vivo median nerve longitudinal mobility in different segments of the carpal tunnel associated with active finger motion in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) patients in a comparison with healthy controls. METHODS:Eleven healthy volunteers and 11 CTS patients part...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yao Y,Grandy E,Evans PJ,Seitz WH Jr,Li ZM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In acquired polyneuropathies, symptoms and signs are typically distal and symmetrical, more prominent in the lower limbs than the upper limbs. This study was undertaken to measure the extent of the decrease in excitability produced by single impulses and by impulse trains in cutaneous afferents in the median and sural...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lin CS,Mogyoros I,Burke D

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myasthenia gravis (MG) and its animal model experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG) are caused by autoantibodies against nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) in skeletal muscle. The production of anti-AChR antibodies is mediated by cytokines produced by CD4+ and CD8+ T helper (Th) cells. Emerging investiga...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Zhang GX,Navikas V,Link H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although there are numerous protocols to adjust the amplitude of the Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) relative to the size of the direct motor response (M-response), the optimal stimulating location has not been described. We sought to determine the optimal positioning of the stimulating cathode when evoking the...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Özyurt MG,Shabsog M,Dursun M,Türker KS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) of paralyzed muscles on type IV collagen content and proteins involving its degradation, which is initiated by matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 and regulated by their tissue inhibitors (...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Koskinen SO,Kjaer M,Mohr T,Sørensen FB,Suuronen T,Takala TE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke-related changes in maximal dynamic hip flexor muscle fatigability may be more relevant functionally than isometric hip flexor fatigability. METHODS:Ten chronic stroke survivors performed 5 sets of 30 hip flexion maximal dynamic voluntary contractions (MDVC). A maximal isometric voluntary contractio...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kuhnen HR,Rybar MM,Onushko T,Doyel RE,Hunter SK,Schmit BD,Hyngstrom AS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the self-reported prevalence of needlestick injuries among practicing electromyographers. In January 2008, an anonymous electronic survey was sent to all active members of the American Association for Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) who provided e-mail ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mateen FJ,Grant IA,Sorenson EJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used peristimulus time histograms (PSTHs) to estimate characteristics of the composite excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) generated at the anterior horn cell by a descending cortical volley induced by subthreshold transcranial magnetic stimuli in 11 normal subjects, 9 patients with DNA-confirmed Kennedy's d...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Weber M,Eisen A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of collagen types I, III, and V and fibronectin was investigated by means of immunofluorescent techniques in denervated and normal rat skeletal muscle. During a period of 28 days, a distinct atrophy developed in the denervated gastrocnemius muscle and was accompanied by an increase in types I and III ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Salonen V,Lehto M,Kalimo M,Penttinen R,Aro H

更新日期：1985-02-01 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：:Masseter muscle biopsies were obtained from nine patients undergoing orthognatic surgery or surgery for parotid tumors. A detailed enzyme-histochemical and immunocytochemical study of these muscles was performed using antibodies specific to the various isozymes of the myosin heavy chain (MHC) in order to identify the ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Butler-Browne GS,Eriksson PO,Laurent C,Thornell LE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a degenerative disease of skeletal, respiratory, and cardiac muscles caused by defects in the dystrophin gene. More recently, brain involvement has been verified. Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress may underlie the pathophysiology of DMD. In this study we ev...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Comim CM,Hoepers A,Ventura L,Freiberger V,Dominguini D,Mina F,Mendonça BP,Scaini G,Vainzof M,Streck EL,Quevedo J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The contribution of cranial and thoracic region electromyography (EMG) to diagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has not been evaluated. METHODS:Clinical and EMG data from each craniospinal region were retrospectively assessed in 470 patients; 214 had ALS. Changes to diagnostic classi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Jenkins TM,Alix JJ,Kandler RH,Shaw PJ,McDermott CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a woman with a slowly progressive adult onset proximal myopathy, muscle biopsy showed storage of PAS positive material in type 1 fibers. This material consisted of a branched chain polysaccharide associated with a mucoprotein. No abnormality of glycogen-pathway enzymes was detected. This suggested that this polysac...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Thompson AJ,Swash M,Cox EL,Ingram DA,Gray A,Schwartz MS

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular lymphomatosis, also known as endovascular lymphoma or angiotropic large cell lymphoma, is a rare malignancy typically diagnosed at autopsy. We describe a case in which the diagnosis was made at an early stage. Specific electrodiagnostic findings suggested concomitant polyneuropathy and myopathy. Suspicio...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Oei ME,Kraft GH,Sarnat HB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our pilot study tested the feasibility and performance of an eye-controlled power wheelchair for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. METHODS:In this prospective pilot study, participants drove the wheelchair three times around an indoor course. We assessed the time to complete the course; starting...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Elliott MA,Malvar H,Maassel LL,Campbell J,Kulkarni H,Spiridonova I,Sophy N,Beavers J,Paradiso A,Needham C,Rifley J,Duffield M,Crawford J,Wood B,Cox EJ,Scanlan JM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sarcopenia likely comprises muscle fiber denervation and re-innervation, resulting in clustering of muscle fibers of the same type (classified by myosin heavy chain isoform composition). Development of methodology to quantitatively evaluate clustering of muscle fibers according to fiber type is necessary. ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Greising SM,Medina-Martínez JS,Vasdev AK,Sieck GC,Mantilla CB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether the modulatory effects of segmental and descending inputs on the soleus H reflex are modified by postural conditions. Fourteen healthy volunteers received a transcranial magnetic stimulus (TMS) or percutaneous electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve (PTN), preceding by 0 to 400 ms ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Goulart F,Valls-Solé J,Alvarez R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little attention has been paid to small-fiber dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) although its symptoms are common. This study investigates vasomotor dysfunction, which is controlled by small nerve fibers, in patients with CTS compared with control subjects. Vasomotor function was quantified by measuring, with...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wilder-Smith EP,Fook-Chong S,Chew SE,Chow A,Guo Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular movements and coordination require complex and integrated functions of somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Neurological disorders affecting these nervous systems may cause ocular dysfunction involving extraocular muscles and pupils. In this article, the prevalence, clinical presentations, and management of o...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Evliyaoglu F,Karadag R,Burakgazi AZ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromuscular recovery after peripheral nerve lesion depends on the regeneration of severed axons that re-establish their functional connection with the denervated muscle. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of electrical stimulation (ES) on the neuromuscular recovery after nerve crush injury in rats. E...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gigo-Benato D,Russo TL,Geuna S,Domingues NR,Salvini TF,Parizotto NA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscular dystrophy is defined as the progressive wasting of skeletal muscles that is caused by inherited or spontaneous genetic mutations. Next-generation sequencing has greatly improved the accuracy and speed of diagnosis for different types of muscular dystrophy. Advancements in depth of coverage, convenience, and o...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hightower RM,Alexander MS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of motor unit number estimation (MUNE) for assessment of the long-term course of ALS is dependent on the reproducibility of the technique. We report our results with the statistical method of MUNE on the ulnar nerve/hypothenar muscle in 16 ALS patients who were studied on 52 occasions. On each occasion...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Olney RK,Yuen EC,Engstrom JW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent idiopathic lumbosacral plexopathy has rarely been reported in the literature. The present report describes a 59-year-old man presenting with recurrent episodes of acute leg pain, followed by weakness. After each episode, symptoms progressed for several months before peaking. Thereafter, gradual recovery ensu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yee T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with neuromyotonia, peripheral neuropathy and myasthenia gravis (MG) is described. Neurophysiological studies, at rest, showed continuous muscle discharges of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) in duplets and triplets. Motor (MNCV) and sensory (SNCV) nerve conduction studies revealed mild axonal and demyel...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Martinelli P,Patuelli A,Minardi C,Cau A,Riviera AM,Dal Pozzo F

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) occurs when symptoms of myotonic dystrophy present at birth. In this study we evaluated the relationship between physical function, muscle mass, and age to provide an assessment of the disease and help prepare for therapeutic trials. METHODS:CDM participants performed t...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pucillo EM,Dibella DL,Hung M,Bounsanga J,Crockett B,Dixon M,Butterfield RJ,Campbell C,Johnson NE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00