Variations in the distal branches of the superficial fibular sensory nerve.

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：:Twenty-four adult albino rats were injected with tetanus toxin into the right gastrocnemius muscle and then subjected to sustained dorsiflexion of the right ankle joint for 2 to 14 days. Histologic examinations of the soleus after this procedure showed myopathic changes, characterized by variations in fiber diameters,...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mizuno Y,Chou SM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Upper motor neuron disorders are believed to leave the peripheral nervous system (PNS) intact. In this study we examined whether there is evidence of PNS involvement in spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:Twelve subjects with chronic low cervical or thoracic SCI were included prospectively. Needle electromy...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tankisi H,Pugdahl K,Rasmussen MM,Clemmensen D,Rawashdeh YF,Christensen P,Krogh K,Fuglsang-Frederiksen A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ion channels are complex proteins that span the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane, where they orchestrate the electrical signals necessary for normal function of the central nervous system, peripheral nerve, and both skeletal and cardiac muscle. The role of ion channel defects in the pathogenesis of numerous disorder...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kleopa KA,Barchi RL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle sodium-channel disorders cover a spectrum of rare myotonic diseases. In a German family with 17 affected individuals in four generations, we identified a heterozygous missense mutation in exon 24 A1481D (c.4442 C>A) of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene (SCN4A) alpha subunit. Phenotypes of 12 family members ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Schoser BG,Schröder JM,Grimm T,Sternberg D,Kress W

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to examine the coping strategies of 49 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the relationships of these strategies to their perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL). METHODS:Forty-nine subjects were assessed for collection of demographic and medical data. ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Montel S,Albertini L,Spitz E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of a 12-week progressive resistance strength training program in weakened muscles of 5 patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM). Strength was evaluated with Medical Research Council (MRC) scale ratings and quantitative isometric and dynamic tests. Changes in serum creatine kinase (CK...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Spector SA,Lemmer JT,Koffman BM,Fleisher TA,Feuerstein IM,Hurley BF,Dalakas MC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern neuromuscular electrodiagnosis (EDX) and neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) require a universal language for effective communication in clinical practice and research and, in particular, for teaching young colleagues. Therefore, the AANEM and the IFCN have decided to publish a joint glossary as they feel the need ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dengler R,de Carvalho M,Shahrizaila N,Nodera H,Vucic S,Grimm A,Padua L,Schreiber S,Kneiser MK,Hobson-Webb LD,Boon AJ,Smith BE,Litchy WJ,Li Y,Lenihan M,Thompson VB,Stalberg E,Sanders DB,Kincaid JC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to describe the electrophysiological progression rate of chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP) and look into the potential role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genetic susceptibility in its development. METHODS:We recruited 57 patients with CIAP (mean age at diagnosis 67, mean follow-up ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Zis P,Sarrigiannis PG,Artemiadis A,Skarlatou V,Hadjivassiliou M

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of hepatic neuropathy is poorly understood, but membrane depolarization due to a toxic inhibition of oxidative metabolism has been proposed. We investigated the relationship between nerve excitability properties, nerve dysfunction, and liver function in 11 pretransplant patients, the majority of wh...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Ng K,Lin CS,Murray NM,Burroughs AK,Bostock H

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Patients with DMD have low bone mineral density (BMD) and are at high risk for fractures. We examined changes in BMD and the effects of alendronate in DMD patients treated at our institution in the last decade. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of 39 DMD patients. RESULTS:Patients had screening dual ene...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Houston C,Mathews K,Shibli-Rahhal A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies of the carpal tunnel syndrome have generally overlooked the possibility of a familial occurrence. A prospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and significance of a positive family history of carpal tunnel syndrome. Seventy-five of 253 women and 40 of 168 men with a confirmed ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Radecki P

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable unipedal balance is fundamental to safe ambulation. Accordingly, older persons with peripheral neuropathy (PN), who are at increased risk for falls, demonstrate impaired unipedal balance. To explore the relationship between afferent function and unipedal balance, frontal plane proprioceptive thresholds at the...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Son J,Ashton-Miller JA,Richardson JK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The axonal distribution of voltage-dependent Na+ channels was determined during inflammatory demyelinating disease of the peripheral nervous system. Experimental allergic neuritis was induced in Lewis rats by active immunization. In diseased spinal roots Na+ channel immunofluorescence at many nodes of Ranvier changed ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Novakovic SD,Levinson SR,Schachner M,Shrager P

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We tested for the presence of erythropoietin receptor (Epo-R) in human skeletal muscle and alterations in gene expression after prolonged use of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA). METHODS:Nine healthy men were treated with ESA for 10 weeks (darbepoietin alfa). Muscle biopsies were collected before...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Christensen B,Nellemann B,Thorsen K,Nielsen MM,Pedersen SB,Ornstrup MJ,JØrgensen JO,Jessen N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the personal computer has simplified the process of quantitating sensory thresholds using various testing algorithms. We reviewed the technical aspects and reproducibility of different methods to determine threshold for light touch-pressure, vibration, thermal, and pain stimuli. Clinical uses and li...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Chong PS,Cros DP

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neutral lipid-storage disease with myopathy is caused by mutations in PNPLA2, which produce skeletal and cardiac myopathy. We report a man with multiorgan neutral lipid storage and unusual multisystem clinical involvement, including cognitive impairment. METHODS:Quantitative brain MRI with voxel-based mor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Massa R,Pozzessere S,Rastelli E,Serra L,Terracciano C,Gibellini M,Bozzali M,Arca M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on five patients who presented with unilateral or bilateral hypoplasia of the thenar eminence. X rays of the affected limbs showed varying degrees of malformation and underdevelopment of the thumb phalanges and first metacarpal bone, and of the carpal bones at the base of the thumb, indicating a developmenta...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Cavanagh NP,Yates DA,Sutcliffe J

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an 18-month-old Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) patient who developed a rapid-onset neuropathy, with proximal and distal weakness, and non-uniform nerve conduction studies. The neuropathy responded well to immunomodulation, confirming the coexistence of an inherited and an inflammatory neuropathy. Unexpe...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Marques W Jr,Funayama CA,Secchin JB,Lourenço CM,Gouvêa SP,Marques VD,Bastos PG,Barreira AA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two female patients with a history of alcohol abuse presenting with proximal painful muscle weakness following aversion therapy with emetine hydrochloride. Muscle biopsy of Case 1 showed a reversible floccular-shaped loss of myosin ATPase and dehydrogenase, an accumulation of PAS positive material, and a nor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sugie H,Russin R,Verity MA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chronic high alcohol intake was induced in rats through the use of two procedures: the schedule-induced polydipsia technique and the liquid diet technique. Rats consumed 11-12 g of ethanol per kilogram body weight per day for 16 to 18 weeks. Morphologic evidence of a mild distal axonal neuropathy in the ventral caud...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bosch EP,Pelham RW,Rasool CG,Chatterjee A,Lash RW,Brown L,Munsat TL,Bradley WG

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to define the boundaries of compound motor action potential (CMAP) dispersion, amplitude decay, and area decay in a control population and determine their dependence on external variables such as age and interelectrode distance. Measurements were made from median, ulnar, and common pe...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Taylor PK

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialorrhea is frequently a socially disabling symptom in patients with bulbar amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this open-label prospective study, we report the effect of botulinum toxin A (Botox) injection into the parotid glands in 10 patients with bulbar ALS and socially disabling sialorrhea. We applied three...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Verma A,Steele J

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Motor unit (MU) number and size estimates were obtained from the human flexor digiti minimi muscle using histological methods. Ten adult fresh cadavers (33-74 years old) were used. The number of MUs was 130 +/- 15 and the MU size was 108 +/- 10. These values are similar to those reported for other hypothenar muscles, ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Santo Neto H,de Carvalho VC,Marques MJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two sisters presented with distal weakness and their muscle biopsy was dystrophic. This distal muscular dystrophy has an autosomal recessive inheritance and its features are somewhat different from the more common autosomal dominant distal muscular dystrophy and include: a) onset in early adult life; b) involvement of...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Scoppetta C,Vaccario ML,Casali C,Di Trapani G,Mennuni G

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory myopathies include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), and sporadic inclusion-body myositis (s-IBM). In DM, the main immune effector response appears to be humoral and directed against the microvasculature, whereas in both PM and s-IBM, cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and macrophages invade and eventually...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Figarella-Branger D,Civatte M,Bartoli C,Pellissier JF

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors that affect the shape of the so-called "normal cloud" of the turns and amplitude measurements of the electromyographic interference pattern are investigated. As the force of voluntary contraction increases from low to moderate levels, the number of turns in the signal increase faster than does the mean amplitu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Nandedkar SD,Sanders DB,Stalberg EV

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study compares the acute and chronic response of high-load resistance training (HL) to low-load resistance training with low blood flow restriction (LL-BFR) pressure. METHODS:Participants completed elbow flexion with either HL or LL-BFR or nonexercise. In the chronic study, participants in the HL and...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kim D,Loenneke JP,Ye X,Bemben DA,Beck TW,Larson RD,Bemben MG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00