GNE myopathy in the bedouin population of Kuwait: Genetics, prevalence, and clinical description.

abstract：:Excitability properties were recorded from 14 volunteers following stimulation of the recurrent motor branch of the median nerve in the palm. Distal stimulation resulted in significantly lower strength-duration time constant and lower threshold during prolonged hyperpolarization than did wrist stimulation in the same ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Walters RJ,Kiernan MC,Murray NM,Bostock H

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent imaging modality for soft tissues. Magnetization transfer (MT) imaging is an MRI technique that is sensitive to the bound protons of macromolecules and therefore can aid in the assessment of nerve damage. METHODS:Measurements of the MT ratio (MTR), which pr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gambarota G,Krueger G,Theumann N,Mekle R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of electrical stimulation of denervated muscle (ESDM) on recovery of patients with peripheral nerve injuries. METHODS:We enrolled 38 patients with traumatic peripheral nerve injuries with axonal damage and clinical i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Piccinini G,Cuccagna C,Caliandro P,Coraci D,Germanotta M,Pecchioli C,Padua L

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle involvement can occur at all stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and may represent the first manifestation of the disease. Myopathies in HIV-infected patients are classified as follows: (1) HIV-associated myopathies and related conditions, including HIV polymyositis, inclusion-body ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Authier FJ,Chariot P,Gherardi RK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the precise molecular dynamics of endplate maintenance and reorganization has been limited by the lack of available in vitro preparations. We describe an organ culture preparation of mouse diaphragm muscle which permits long-term maintenance of muscle viability. Spontaneous fibrillations, increased level...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wetzel DM,Salpeter MM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We evaluated anatomic variations of distal branches of the superficial fibular sensory nerve electrophysiologically. METHODS:Orthodromic nerve conduction studies (NCS) of the first and third branches (M-I, M-III) of the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve and the fourth and fifth branches (I-IV, I-V) of the int...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hemmi S,Kurokawa K,Nagai T,Kushida R,Okamoto T,Murakami T,Sunada Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intramembrane particle (IMP) profile of control and dystrophic (Bio 14.6) hamster cardiac muscle plasma membrane was assessed in freeze-fracture replicas to determine whether this animal model of muscular dystrophy exhibits the same membrane characteristics found in skeletal muscle from other more thoroughly studi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Graham KA,Shivers RR,Atkinson BG

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Symptoms often return in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) who are treated with a local corticosteroid injection. We aimed to determine prognostic factors for a successful long-term outcome. METHODS:We prospectively followed 113 patients who received an injection for CTS. Clinical, electrophysiol...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Meys V,Thissen S,Rozeman S,Beekman R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The superficial peroneal nerve subserves sensation on the entire surface of the dorsum of the foot, except in small areas. All previously reported techniques for evaluating nerve conduction along this nerve tested a proximal portion of the nerve. We report a new method for evaluating sensory nerve conduction of the fo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Oh SJ,Demirci M,Dajani B,Melo AC,Claussen GC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was designed to assess the effect of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) exposure of the parotid gland on oxidative stress and some trace element levels in the facial nerves of rats. METHODS:Twelve male Wistar albino rats were divided into two groups, each consisting of 6 animals. The ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kavak S,Garca MF,Gecit I,Meral I,Cengiz N,Demir H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a progressive, degenerative disease, with peripheral neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, and other clinical manifestations. In this study we examine the impact of hATTR amyloidosis on quality of life (QOL). METHODS:Neuropathy-specific QOL, measured with the Norfolk ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yarlas A,Gertz MA,Dasgupta NR,Obici L,Pollock M,Ackermann EJ,Lovley A,Kessler AS,Patel PA,White MK,Guthrie SD

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Many prognostic factors have been studied in carpal tunnel decompression, but most studies consider only a subset of variables. METHODS:Three thousand three hundred thirty-two operations were used to develop prognostic models, and 885 operations were used for validation. Outcome recorded on a Likert scale...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bowman A,Rudolfer S,Weller P,Bland JDP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to compare ultrasound echo intensity (EI) with high-resolution T1 -weighted MRI and to establish calibration equations to estimate percent intramuscular fat from EI. METHODS:Thirty-one participants underwent both ultrasound and MRI testing of 4 muscles: rectus femoris (RF); bicep...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Young HJ,Jenkins NT,Zhao Q,Mccully KK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle cramps are difficult to study scientifically because of their spontaneity and unpredictability. Various laboratory techniques to induce muscle cramps have been explored but the best technique for inducing cramps is unclear. Electrical stimulation appears to be the most reliable, but there is a perception that i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Miller KC,Knight KL

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Motor involvement in acute herpes zoster is considered rare, but its incidence is unknown. In a sample of 40 patients with acute herpes zoster of varying severity, an abnormal electromyogram (EMG) (fibrillation, positive waves, high-frequency discharges) was found in 21 (53%), suggesting extension of inflammation to t...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Haanpää M,Häkkinen V,Nurmikko T

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：:Twenty patients with myasthenia gravis were studied. Needle interference patterns at maximal isometric contractions were recorded from the biceps brachii muscles. Each recording lasted for 30 seconds and induced some fatigue. The EMG signals were transformed into power spectra and were analyzed for differences between...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yaar I,Mitz AR,Pottala EW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 137 ulnar nerves and abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscles in 70 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and correlated the results with ADM strength graded on the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, to address the potential value of a standardized neurophysiological assessment of this nerve-mus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： de Carvalho M,Swash M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of an abnormal median-normal sural (AMNS) sensory response is associated with acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP and CIDP) and considered unusual in other types of neuropathy, although specificity and sensitivity of this pattern have not been evaluated. We compared se...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bromberg MB,Albers JW

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the influence of electrical stimulation of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) on the motoneuron pool of the thigh muscle during voluntary static and dynamic muscle contraction. The study group comprised nine young men with no history of injury to the knee joints. Multistranded Teflon-insulated stain...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Fischer-Rasmussen T,Krogsgaard M,Jensen DB,Dyhre-Poulsen P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:n-Hexane neuropathy was studied in 20 workers exposed for prolonged periods to this solvent, and with urinary 2,5-hexanedione concentrations exceeding the biological exposure index recommended by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (5 mg/L) with a mean of 11.02 mg/L (range 5.3-24.2 mg/L). Alt...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pastore C,Marhuenda D,Marti J,Cardona A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to translate, culturally adapt, and assess the Arabic version of the 15-item myasthenia gravis quality-of-life revised scale (MGQOL15R). METHODS:We assessed reliability with Cronbach α; reproducibility with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC); validity with Spearman correlations for myasthe...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Alanazy MH,Abuzinadah AR,Muayqil T

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Clinicians who use electromyographic (EMG) signals to help determine the presence or absence of abnormality in a muscle often, with varying degrees of success, evaluate sets of motor unit potentials (MUPs) qualitatively and/or quantitatively to characterize the muscle in a clinically meaningful way. The resulting musc...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pino LJ,Stashuk DW,Boe SG,Doherty TJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The muscle-specific helix-loop-helix (HLH) transcription factors myoD, myogenin, MRF4, and myf-5 are called the muscle regulatory factor family (MRF). Levels of MRFs are strongly regulated by muscle electrical activity and are thought to control downstream genes that are important for muscle phenotype such as the acet...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Carlsen H,Gundersen K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve conduction studies (NCS) may be deferred because of a perceived risk of cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of same-limb peripheral intravenous lines. Patients with implanted pacemakers or defibrillators provide a model in whom this risk can be assessed. Twenty patients, seven with pacemakers and 13 with defibril...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mellion ML,Buxton AE,Iyer V,Almahameed S,Lorvidhaya P,Gilchrist JM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes) have an A-->G mutation at nucleotide 3243 in mitochondrial transfer (t)RNA. To date there have only been 10 reported cases of MELAS syndrome in patients with a T-->C mutation at position 3271...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tarnopolsky MA,Maguire J,Myint T,Applegarth D,Robinson BH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The morphological characteristics of skeletal muscles innervated caudal to a spinal cord injury (SCI) undergo dramatic phenotypic and microvascular changes. METHOD:Female Sprague-Dawley rats received a severe contusion at thoracic level 9/10 and were randomly assigned to locomotor training, epidural stimu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kissane RWP,Wright O,Al'Joboori YD,Marczak P,Ichiyama RM,Egginton S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00