Clinical and electrophysiological features of the 2007 Guillain-Barré syndrome epidemic in northeast China.

abstract：:We describe a patient with a clinical disorder that resembled vasculitic neuropathy in which peripheral nerves were successively affected over several months, but without systemic involvement. An initial muscle biopsy near the involved nerves showed signs of nonspecific inflammation around the muscle and nerve fibers....

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kuntzer T,Lobrinus JA,Janzer RC,Ghika J,Bogousslavsky J

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Meralgia paresthetica is a focal neuropathy caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). The disease can be difficult to assess by neurophysiological or imaging studies. METHODS:We studied 5 patients who presented to our neuromuscular clinic from April 2012 to December 2014 with a ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wongmek A,Shin S,Zhou L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the valosin-containing protein gene (VCP) are responsible for autosomal-dominant hereditary inclusion-body myopathy associated with frontotemporal dementia and Paget's disease of bone. We identified the p.R155C missense mutation in the VCP gene segregating in an Italian family with three affected siblings...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gidaro T,Modoni A,Sabatelli M,Tasca G,Broccolini A,Mirabella M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are scarce relating to the plasticity with strength training of dynamic muscle performance in older humans. Hence, we investigated alterations in the torque-velocity relation with strength training in old age, and their origin. Knee extension and leg-press exercises were performed three times per week for 14 week...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Reeves ND,Maganaris CN,Narici MV

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hyperbaric exposure with high oxygen concentration on glucose and insulin levels and skeletal muscle-fiber properties were investigated in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats. Five-week-old rats were exposed to a hyperbaric environment (1.25 atmospheric pressure) with a high oxygen concentration (36%) fo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yasuda K,Adachi T,Gu N,Matsumoto A,Matsunaga T,Tsujimoto G,Tsuda K,Ishihara A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insights into how the nervous system functions have often sprung from knowledge of the localization of nervous system diseases. Indeed, the recent rebirth of behavioral neurology has been sparked by new insights into the topography of higher cortical functions. Yet, the localization of disease affecting the peripheral...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sabin TD

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 27-year-old man treated for bilateral optic neuritis 5 and 3 years before who within a few months developed sensorimotor disorders of the arms and legs characterized by asymmetric distribution and distal prominence. In addition to sensorimotor defects, which were particularly marked in the left...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Péréon Y,Jardel J,Guillon B,Guihéneuc P

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) generally recover well. We reviewed clinical and electrophysiologic recovery in 13 patients for up to 5 years. Twelve patients showed rapid recovery over 12 months, whereas in the remaining one the recovery was slow and incomplete at 5 years. In AMAN, axonal degenerat...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tamura N,Kuwabara S,Misawa S,Kanai K,Nakata M,Sawai S,Mori M,Hattori T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal skeletal muscle, prolonged stimulation results in some cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) being converted to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and then deaminated to inosine monophosphate (IMP). Here, we investigate whether the build-up of IMP contributes to muscle fatigue and also determine what happens if A...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Blazev R,Lamb GD

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We studied the functional effects of combined strength and aerobic anti-gravity training in severely affected patients with Becker and Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophies. METHODS:Eight patients performed 10-week progressive combined strength (squats, calf raises, lunges) and aerobic (walk/run, jogging in pl...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Jensen BR,Berthelsen MP,Husu E,Christensen SB,Prahm KP,Vissing J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although formal spirometry is the gold standard for monitoring respiratory function in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), such testing is often delayed or unavailable. There is a need for a simple bedside test that can accurately measure respiratory function. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, cross-s...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Elsheikh B,Arnold WD,Gharibshahi S,Reynolds J,Freimer M,Kissel JT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of an in-home expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) program on pulmonary, swallow, and cough function in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:EMST was tested in a prospective, single-center, double-blind, randomized, contr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Plowman EK,Tabor-Gray L,Rosado KM,Vasilopoulos T,Robison R,Chapin JL,Gaziano J,Vu T,Gooch C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although serum creatine kinase (CK) levels are frequently modestly elevated in patients with hypothyroid myopathy, elevations in serum CK to the levels usually seen in inflammatory myopathies or dystrophies are rare. We report a patient with progressive proximal weakness and a serum CK level of over 29,000 IU/L, in wh...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Scott KR,Simmons Z,Boyer PJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duration of training to reliably measure nerve cross-sectional area with ultrasound is unknown. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of ultrasound data, acquired and recorded by 2 examiners-an expert and either a trainee with 2 months (novice) or a trainee with 12 months (experienced) of experienc...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Garcia-Santibanez R,Dietz AR,Bucelli RC,Zaidman CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate differences in contractile speed, force, and fatigability of the adductor pollicis muscle between 12 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 8 sedentary control subjects matched for age and gender. There were no differences between the patients with MS and control subjects...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： de Ruiter CJ,Jongen PJ,van der Woude LH,de Haan A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical deformation of a peripheral nerve can evoke action potentials in sensory and motor axons. The generation of these impulses with brief stimuli (<0.5 s) and their relationship to the deformation conditions have not been systematically studied in human subjects. Controlled compression stimuli over a range of a...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Clarke EC,McNulty PA,Macefield VG,Bilston LE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weakness is common in both hyper- and hypothyroidism, and skeletal muscle L-carnitine may play a role in this regard, as suggested by studies indicating abnormal levels of carnitine in serum and urine of patients with thyroid dysfunction. Skeletal muscle samples were obtained for carnitine analysis from control subjec...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sinclair C,Gilchrist JM,Hennessey JV,Kandula M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical efficacy of functional electrical stimulation (FES) is limited by the rapid onset of fatigue. Functional electrical stimulation applications typically stimulate skeletal muscles with constant-frequency trains (CFTs). Our laboratory has identified trains that we call doublet-frequency trains (DFTs) and tha...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Scott WB,Lee SC,Johnston TE,Binder-Macleod SA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There have been few reports on subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in children. We compared clinical and laboratory findings of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) and acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN). METHODS:One hundred forty children with GBS were included. Based on...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kalita J,Kumar M,Misra UK

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were 31 Duchenne patients placed on overnight mouth intermittent positive pressure ventilation for severe respiratory insufficiency at the average age of 19.9 years. Most patients had vital capacities less than 200 cc at their last evaluations. Of these, 23 patients are alive at the average age of 27 years and l...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bach JR,O'Brien J,Krotenberg R,Alba AS

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructural, biochemical, and electrophysiological analyses were done on 12-14-month-old mice deficient for myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) to further characterize the neuropathy that develops as they age. Electron microscopy demonstrated normal myelin compaction and axonal degeneration in a large number of m...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Weiss MD,Luciano CA,Quarles RH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle fatigue occurs in many neuromuscular diseases, including the muscular dystrophies, and it contributes to a loss of functional capacity and reduced quality of life for affected patients. An improvement in fatigue resistance has been observed in diaphragm muscles of mdx mice following insulin-like growth factor-I...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gregorevic P,Plant DR,Lynch GS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired neuromyotonia is characterized by hyperexcitability of motor nerves resulting in continuous muscle fiber activity. It occurs most often as a paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with cancers of the immune system. Antibodies against voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs) have been detected in some patients. P...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lahrmann H,Albrecht G,Drlicek M,Oberndorfer S,Urbanits S,Wanschitz J,Zifko UA,Grisold W

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to compare median nerve elasticity between leprosy patients (LPs) and healthy volunteers (HVs) using ultrasound elastography (UE). METHODS:Two radiologists independently measured the strain ratio of the median nerve/flexor digitorum superficialis muscle (MN/FDSM) of 18 LP and 18 HV using real-ti...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Nogueira-Barbosa MH,Lugão HB,Gregio-Júnior E,Crema MD,Kobayashi MTT,Frade MAC,Pavan TZ,Carneiro AAO

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommendations for clinical research standards published in 2000 by a task force of the Medical Scientific Advisory Board (MSAB) of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) were largely successful in introducing greater uniformity in the recording and reporting of MG clinical trials. Recognizing that ch...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Benatar M,Sanders DB,Burns TM,Cutter GR,Guptill JT,Baggi F,Kaminski HJ,Mantegazza R,Meriggioli MN,Quan J,Wolfe GI,Task Force on MG Study Design of the Medical Scientific Advisory Board of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new combined stain for the simultaneous demonstration of motor nerve terminals and cholinesterase at neuromuscular junctions is described. It employs bromoindoxyl acetate dye-staining for cholinesterase and silver-gold impregnation for nerve terminals. The clarity and reliability of the stain permit quantitative mea...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pestronk A,Drachman DB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on the distribution of labeled endogenous proteins in the experimental neuropathies induced by streoptozotocin diabetes, galactose feeding, zinc pyridinethione, 2,5-hexanedione, acrylamide, and p-bromophenylacetylurea (BPAU) have demonstrated an impaired build up of retrogradely transported material der...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Jakobsen J,Brimijoin S,Sidenius P

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a heterogeneous group of inherited sensory and motor neuropathies. Mutations in the gene that encodes for myelin protein zero (MPZ) can produce different phenotypes: CMT1 (with low conduction velocities), CMT2 (less frequent and with unaffected conduction velocities), and CMTID (wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Banchs I,Casasnovas C,Montero J,Volpini V,Martínez-Matos JA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical, morphologic, and biophysical studies support the concept that the red blood cell (RBC) membrane is altered in both myotonic muscular dystrophy (MyD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). These studies have not identified a primary metabolic defect that would explain the various alterations of membrane pr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Plishker GA,Appel SH

更新日期：1980-01-01 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