Randomized controlled trial of a clinical decision support system for painful polyneuropathy.

abstract：:Body components were measured noninvasively in patients with neuromuscular disease by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), capable of separately analyzing fat, bone, and muscle content. In all patients with muscle atrophy of myogenic or neurogenic origin, muscle mass was markedly reduced. Although all three c...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kanda F,Fujii Y,Takahashi K,Fujita T

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil 1.5 g daily (30 mg/kg body weight) was given to a patient with ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerative colitis, and severe refractory polymyositis after conventional treatment regimes had failed. No severe side effects occurred. Considerable improvement of clinical symptoms and electromyographic findi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Schneider C,Gold R,Schäfers M,Toyka KV

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) has potent survival-promoting effects on motor neurons in vitro and in vivo and may be effective in treating motor neuron diseases (MND). We investigated the effects of CT-1 treatment in wobbler mouse MND. Wobbler mice were randomly assigned to receive subcutaneously injected CT-1 (1 mg/kg, n = ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mitsumoto H,Klinkosz B,Pioro EP,Tsuzaka K,Ishiyama T,O'Leary RM,Pennica D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small-scale procedure for preparing tightly coupled intact skeletal muscle mitochondria from myodystrophic (myd/myd) mice is described. Mitochondrial preparations derived from heart, liver, and skeletal muscle of myd/myd and their littermate (+/?) controls are characterized with respect to their cytochrome content a...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lee CP,Martens ME,Jankulovska L,Neymark MA

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the reorganization of health-care settings affecting clinical care delivery to patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD) as well as other inherited muscular dystrophies. The magnitude of the impact of this public health emergency on the...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Veerapandiyan A,Wagner KR,Apkon S,McDonald CM,Mathews KD,Parsons JA,Wong BL,Eichinger K,Shieh PB,Butterfield RJ,Rao VK,Smith EC,Proud CM,Connolly AM,Ciafaloni E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of neuralgic amyotrophy with electrophysiological evidence of conduction block across the lower trunk of the brachial plexus. Low-output impedance stimulation of the cervical spinal roots in combination with collision was used to accurately demonstrate the conduction block. Complete electrophysio...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Watson BV,Nicolle MW,Brown JD

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience and review of the literature reveal that Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an important, poorly recognized cause of peripheral neuropathy. Several forms of peripheral nerve dysfunction occur in SS including trigeminal sensory neuropathy, mononeuropathy multiplex, distal sensory neuropathy, distal sensorimotor ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kaplan JG,Rosenberg R,Reinitz E,Buchbinder S,Schaumburg HH

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that sensory loss may occur in a proportion of patients affected by poliomyelitis. We hypothesize that sensory problems may be a lasting sequela in some polio survivors. Sensory pathways in polio survivors were evaluated clinically and electrophysiologically using sensory evoked potentials (SEPs). Pa...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Prokhorenko OA,Vasconcelos OM,Lupu VD,Campbell WW,Jabbari B

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic and acute administration of epinephrine or related sympathomimetic agents are typically prescribed for the treatment of clinical disorders such as hypotension, anaphylactic and allergic reactions, and bronchial asthma. In addition to its effects on these infirmaties and on carbohydrate metabolism, epinephrine ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Williams JH,Barnes WS

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This longitudinal study of 194 patients with sporadic ALS demonstrated that it is possible for physicians to predict the approximate survival time for an individual ALS patient given: (1) the age of the patient, (2) the duration of his weakness and (3) an estimate of his clinical disability (ALS Score). This informati...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Jablecki CK,Berry C,Leach J

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have suggested the presence of central nervous system involvement manifesting as cognitive impairment in diseases traditionally confined to the peripheral nervous system. The aim of this review is to highlight the character of clinical, genetic, neurofunctional, cognitive, and psychiatric deficits in n...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： D'Angelo MG,Bresolin N

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are motor neuron diseases. Sensory impairment is sometimes observed, and electrophysiological involvement has been described in the sensory nerves of SBMA patients. We hypothesized that a sensory nerve conduction study (NCS) ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hama T,Hirayama M,Hara T,Nakamura T,Atsuta N,Banno H,Suzuki K,Katsuno M,Tanaka F,Sobue G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 55-year-old man with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent radiation, chemotherapy with carbotaxol and paclitaxel, and left upper lobe removal 2 years prior to evaluation. He was referred for disabling orthostatic hypotension (113/69 mm Hg supine and 66/47 mm Hg standing after 10 minutes) wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Peltier AC,Black BK,Raj SR,Donofrio P,Robertson D,Biaggioni I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This case report focuses on identifying novel mutations in juvenile motor neuron disease and emphasizes the significance of whole exome sequencing (WES). METHODS:We report a 13-year-old Hispanic boy with rapidly progressive weakness, muscle atrophy, tremor, and tongue fasciculation, along with upper motor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Agarwal S,Potocki L,Collier TR,Woodbury SL,Adesina AM,Jones J,Lotze TE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motoneurons can be activated both reflexly and antidromically following electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves. These H reflexes and F waves are clinically useful responses which interface at the level of the peripheral nerves and the spinal cord. Because these responses are commonly employed in the electrodiagno...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Fisher MA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A) patients in many countries have suggested a heterogeneous genetic and clinical spectrum, but the genotypes and phenotypes of Chinese LGMD2A patients remain unclear. METHODS:We directly screened calpain-3 (CAPN3) in 18 Chinese Han subjects...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Luo SS,Xi JY,Zhu WH,Zhao CB,Lu JH,Lin J,Wang Y,Lu J,Qiao K

更新日期：2012-11-01 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:The involvement of small myelinated fibers in the early stages of diabetic neuropathy (DN) has been suggested, but few objective methods can identify minimal neuropathy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences in contact heat evoked potential (CHEP) parameters between healt...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wong MC,Chung JW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with self-limited statin-related myopathy improve spontaneously when statins are stopped. In contrast, patients with statin-associated autoimmune myopathy have autoantibodies recognizing 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) and usually require immunosuppressive therapy to contr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Floyd JS,Brody JA,Tiniakou E,Psaty BM,Mammen A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques to estimate motor unit number (MUNE) measure the number of functioning motor units in a muscle. As amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor unit loss, this disease offers an ideal setting for the use of MUNE. Statistical MUNE was employed in a recent multicenter trial of cre...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Shefner JM,Cudkowicz ME,Zhang H,Schoenfeld D,Jillapalli D,Northeast ALS Consortium.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consequences of general hypoxemia (PaO2 = 51 mmHg) on two muscle groups (adductor pollicis and diaphragm) sustaining 80% maximal isometric voluntary contraction were studied in healthy individuals. For adductor pollicis, contractions were also executed after 10-s or 3-min rest ischemia. Compared to control, i.e., ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Badier M,Guillot C,Lagier-Tessonnier F,Jammes Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：:Based on the known trophic effects of growth hormone (GH) on nerve and muscle 75 patients with ALS were treated for up to 18 months with synthetic human growth hormone (Protropin) or a placebo. The course of ALS was assessed serially using a quantitative (TQNE) neuromuscular and manual exam (MRC) and laboratory chemis...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Smith RA,Melmed S,Sherman B,Frane J,Munsat TL,Festoff BW

更新日期：1993-06-01 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：:Although conduction block indicates dysfunction of peripheral nerve, it may occur in patients with clinically typical motor neuron disease. There are no universally accepted criteria to identify conduction block, so diagnosis may be difficult. In some peripheral neuropathies, conduction block persists over long period...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lange DJ,Trojaborg W,McDonald TD,Blake DM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of cauda equina and conus medullaris lesions is not well known, and this study aimed to provide further information on this topic. In the period 1996-2004, patients fulfilling the clinical, electrodiagnostic, and radiological criteria for such lesions were identified. For cauda equina/conus medullaris...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Podnar S

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Diaphragm excursion measured via ultrasound may be an important imaging outcome measure of respiratory function. We developed a new method for measuring diaphragm movement and compared it to the more traditional M-mode method. METHODS:Ultrasound images of the right and left hemidiaphragms were collected t...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Goutman SA,Hamilton JD,Swihart B,Foerster B,Feldman EL,Rubin JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Piriformis muscle syndrome (PS) is a disorder encompassing a constellation of symptoms, including buttock and hip pain. In this study we aimed to assess the value of ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of PS. METHODS:Thirty-three clinically diagnosed PS patients and 26 healthy volunteers underwent a clinical...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Zhang W,Luo F,Sun H,Ding H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Herein we present an exploratory study of orofacial function in children with congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) vs. healthy controls. METHODS:We evaluated 41 children with CDM and 29 healthy controls for speech and swallow function and for lingual and labial strength. RESULTS:The Iowa Oral Performance ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Berggren KN,Hung M,Dixon MM,Bounsanga J,Crockett B,Foye MD,Gu Y,Campbell C,Butterfield RJ,Johnson NE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00