Activity of 2'3'-cyclic-nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase and content of PO protein in the peripheral nervous system of the dystrophic mouse and chicken.

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：:To study causes of obturator neuropathy and to correlate them with outcome, we retrospectively studied patients seen at the Mayo Clinic electromyography (EMG) laboratory from 1975 through 1999 with a diagnosis of obturator neuropathy. Twenty-two patients with obturator neuropathy were identified. The clinical outcome ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sorenson EJ,Chen JJ,Daube JR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sucrose gap and intra-axonal recording techniques were used to identify the types of ion channels and inward rectification that are present in regenerated axons of adult (greater than 8 weeks) rat sciatic nerve after crush injury. In sucrose gap recordings, 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) led to slight broadening of the compou...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gordon TR,Kocsis JD,Waxman SG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Moberg Pick-Up Test is a standardized test for assessing hand dexterity. Although reduction of sensation in the hand occurs with aging, the effect of age on a subject's performance of the Moberg Pick-Up Test has not been examined. The primary goal of this study was to examine the impact of aging and, secondarily, ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Amirjani N,Ashworth NL,Gordon T,Edwards DC,Chan KM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of contractile protein in Duchenne muscular dystrophy could result from low rates of synthesis, abnormally high rates of protein degradation, or a combination of both. We measured overall protein degradation rates in cultured human muscle cells obtained at biopsy from patients with Duchenne dystrophy or vario...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Neville HE,Harrold S

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle makes up the largest tissue volume of the body, yet its size makes muscle-specific therapy difficult. This becomes particularly relevant when approaches to gene therapy for inherited myopathies are evaluated. Thus, a mechanism to target constructs or pharmaceuticals to muscle following intravenous injection wou...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Samoylova TI,Smith BF

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the thymus in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis (MG), immunohistochemical expression of CD44, CD45R0, B7-1, and IL-2 was studied in: (1) hyperplastic thymuses of patients with MG whose symptoms markedly improved after thymectomy, (2) remnant thymuses of patients with MG whose symptoms di...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Utsugisawa K,Nagane Y,Tohgi H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer is exceptionally associated with anti-collapsin response mediator protein 5 (anti-CRMP5) antibody or demyelinating neuropathy. This paraneoplastic antibody is itself not associated with demyelinating neuropathy. METHODS:Herein we describe a patient with a predominantly sensory ataxic demyeli...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Samarasekera S,Rajabally YA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evaluation of nerve mechanical properties has the potential to improve assessment of nerve impairment. Shear wave velocity, as measured by using shear wave (SW) ultrasound elastography, is a promising indicator of nerve mechanical properties such as stiffness. However, elucidation of external factors that ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Rugel CL,Franz CK,Lee SSM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mutations in gap junction protein beta 1 (GJB1) on the X chromosome represent one of the most common causes of hereditary neuropathy. We assessed manifestations associated with a rare 3' untranslated region mutation (UTR) of GJB1 in a large family with X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX). METHODS:...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Chen DH,Ma M,Scavina M,Blue E,Wolff J,Karna P,Dorschner MO,Raskind WH,Bird TD

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acronym CANOMAD encompasses chronic ataxic neuropathy combined with ophthalmoplegia, M protein, cold agglutinins, and anti-disialosyl antibodies.Herein we describe 2 patients presenting with progressive ataxic neuropathy who only developed ophthalmoplegia after a significant delay post-presentation, which in 1 cas...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kam C,Balaratnam MS,Purves A,Mills KR,Riordan-Eva P,Pollock S,Bodi I,Munro NA,Bennett DL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosing cervical radiculopathy (CR) can be difficult because of symptomatic overlap with peripheral neuropathies. In this retrospective observational study, we aimed to determine whether short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences are useful for detecting signs of denerv...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yoshida T,Suwazono S,Sueyoshi T,Izumi Y,Nodera H

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of prolonged high-frequency stimulation in normal rat tail nerves. Nerves could conduct impulses at 50 Hz for 5 hours without complete conduction block. However, over time there was a significant decrease in amplitude and increase in latency of the compound nerve action potential (CNAP), which g...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Robinson LR,Nielsen VK

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), knowledge about the pattern of treatment response in a wide spectrum of muscle groups, distal as well as proximal, after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) initiation is lacking. METHODS:Hand-held dynamometry data of 11 upper and lower limb muscles, from 47 patients wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bakers JNE,van Eijk RPA,van den Berg LH,Visser-Meily JMA,Beelen A

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anecdotal reports from families and care providers suggest a wide variation in services received by individuals with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD). METHODS:We documented the type and frequency of health services received by individuals with DBMD using the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracki...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pandya SK,Campbell KA,Andrews JG,Meaney FJ,Ciafaloni E

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intensive care unit (ICU) patients often develop weakness. Rehabilitation is initiated early to prevent physical deterioration, but knowledge of optimal training schedules is lacking. A reliable method to assess muscle activity during exercise is needed. In this study we explored the feasibility of electri...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sommers J,Van Den Boorn M,Engelbert RHH,Nollet F,Van Der Schaaf M,Horn J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Weakness in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) may be caused by decreases in muscle quantity and quality, but this has not been explored. METHODS:Twelve patients with CIDP (mean age 61 years) and 10 age-matched (mean age 59 years) control subjects were assessed for ankl...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gilmore KJ,Doherty TJ,Kimpinski K,Rice CL

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The ability to individualize recommendations or expectations of disease progression based on a patient's unique characteristics has merit for use in sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). METHODS:Fifty-five subjects with sIBM completed a battery of strength and functional outcomes at 2 study visits. The...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Alfano LN,Yin H,Dvorchik I,Maus EG,Flanigan KM,Mendell JR,Lowes LP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with adult-onset acid maltase deficiency (Pompe's disease) were examined clinically and with computed tomography (CT). The CT scan showed early and severe involvement of the muscles of trunk and thighs, with selective sparing of the tensor fasciae latae, short head of biceps femoris, gracilis, and sartor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： de Jager AE,van der Vliet TM,van der Ree TC,Oosterink BJ,Loonen MC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with peripheral neuropathy frequently suffer from positive sensory (pain and paresthesias) and motor (muscle cramping) symptoms even in the recovery phase of the disease. To investigate the pathophysiology of increased axonal excitability in peripheral nerve regeneration, we assessed the temporal and spatial ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Nakata M,Baba H,Kanai K,Hoshi T,Sawai S,Hattori T,Kuwabara S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare disorder that can present with muscle symptoms that mimic other neuromuscular diseases. METHODS:We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with chronic muscle aches, tightness, and stiffness with hypertrophied, well-defined muscles despite physical inactivity, and thic...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Whitlock JB,Dimberg EL,Selcen D,Rubin DI

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Factors determining response to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasmapheresis in myasthenia gravis (MG) have not been evaluated systematically. METHODS:This study included patients treated with IVIg (n = 63) or plasmapheresis (n = 42) from two trials evaluating IVIg vs. placebo or plasmapheresis in...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Katzberg HD,Barnett C,Bril V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Muscle weakness and functional disability have not been evaluated in a population-based study of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS:All patients with MG in a well-defined catchment area were identified in the Danish National Patient Registry. Of the 175 eligible patients, 90 participated and we...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Vinge L,Jakobsen J,Andersen H

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Statins have well-known benefits on cardiovascular mortality, though up to 15% of patients experience side effects. With guidelines from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Diabetes Association expected to double the number of statin users, the overall incidence of ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Rengo JL,Callahan DM,Savage PD,Ades PA,Toth MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is usually characterized by prominent motor deficits. A pure sensory presentation, labeled chronic sensory demyelinating neuropathy (CSDN), has been reported, but it is unclear if this neuropathy is a distinct clinical and immunologic entity or merely the sensor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Berger AR,Herskovitz S,Kaplan J

更新日期：1995-04-01 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Polyneuropathy signs (Neuropathy Impairment Score, NIS), neurophysiologic tests (m+7Ionis ), disability, and health scores were assessed in baseline evaluations of 100 patients entered into an oligonucleotide familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) trial. METHODS:We assessed: (1) Proficiency of grading ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dyck PJ,Kincaid JC,Dyck PJB,Chaudhry V,Goyal NA,Alves C,Salhi H,Wiesman JF,Labeyrie C,Robinson-Papp J,Cardoso M,Laura M,Ruzhansky K,Cortese A,Brannagan TH 3rd,Khoury J,Khella S,Waddington-Cruz M,Ferreira J,Wang AK,

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to examine the effects of altered thyroid state and denervation (Den) on skeletal myosin heavy chain (MHC) expression in the plantaris and soleus muscles. Rats were subjected to unilateral denervation (Den) and randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) euthyroid; (2) hyperthyroid; (3) an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Haddad F,Arnold C,Zeng M,Baldwin K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jitter after axonal microstimulation in the masseter muscle was studied in 30 consecutive patients (12 women) with myasthenia gravis (MG). Patients' mean age was 42.3 (12-75), median disease duration was 3 months (1-72), and onset was ocular (15 cases), oculobulbar (7), bulbar (6), or generalized (2). There were 23 ne...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Khuraibet AJ,Rousseff RT,Behbehani R,al-Shubaili AF,Khan RA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00