Diagnostic usefulness of denervation edema in the multifidus muscles using 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging in cervical radiculopathy.

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：:Absence of α-actinin-3, encoded by the ACTN3 "speed gene," is associated with poorer sprinting performance in athletes and a slowing of relaxation in fast-twitch muscles of Actn3 knockout (KO) mice. Our first aim was to investigate, at the individual-fiber level, possible mechanisms for this slowed relaxation. Our sec...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Chan S,Seto JT,Houweling PJ,Yang N,North KN,Head SI

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of upper extremity active range of motion provided by an admittance control robot compared with a commercially available passive arm support for individuals with DMD who have limited arm function was investigated in this study. The reachable workspace evaluation was used to assess active range of motion pro...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Corrigan MC,Foulds RA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this long-term, open parallel-group, double-consent study of alternate-day, low-dose prednisone in 2-4-year-old patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was to determine whether prednisone produces a beneficial effect when given earlier than usual. Muscle function was evaluated by timed tests, an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Merlini L,Cicognani A,Malaspina E,Gennari M,Gnudi S,Talim B,Franzoni E

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic neuropathies are the most common type of neuropathies seen in clinical practice. These neuropathies can range clinically from asymptomatic to manifesting symptoms caused by motor, sensory, and autonomic nerve dysfunction. These neuropathies can affect the peripheral nervous system, pain receptors, cardiovascu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Patel K,Horak H,Tiryaki E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We describe a novel, clinically applicable conduction study of the laryngeal nerves. METHODS:Seventeen normal volunteer subjects were included. Activation of the sensory territory of the superior laryngeal nerve was performed by administration of low level brief electrical stimuli. The laryngeal closure r...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Carey B,Sulica L,Wu A,Branski R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Nerve enlargement (NE) is described in inflammatory and inherited neuropathies. It is commonly multifocal and moderate in the former and homogeneous and generalized in the latter. We describe 4 cases of massive NE in inflammatory neuropathies. METHODS:Patients presented with symptoms of polyneuropathy tha...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Grimm A,Schubert V,Axer H,Ziemann U

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus infection can affect both the central and peripheral nervous system. In some patients this occurs concurrently. Two patients are presented with encephalopathy and acute quadriparesis with diminished reflexes. Positive serology for Epstein-Barr virus was found in both patients. Both patients had a ce...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Morgenlander JC

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a 37-year-old woman with progressive external ophthalmoplegia, peripheral neuropathy, and chronic intractable diarrhea. Laboratory studies disclosed lactic acidosis, ragged red fibers lacking cytochrome c oxidase, high-normal muscular mitochondrial enzymes, demyelinating neuropathy, leukoencepha...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Uncini A,Servidei S,Silvestri G,Manfredi G,Sabatelli M,Di Muzio A,Ricci E,Mirabella M,Di Mauro S,Tonali P

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：: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:In this study we assessed the effect of paired stimuli on the latencies and amplitudes of the blink reflex. METHODS:Blink reflexes were performed with single and paired (5-ms interstimulus interval) stimuli in 47 patients. The changes in latencies between paired and single stimuli were calculated. RESULT...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Rubin DI,Dimberg EL,Kennelly KD

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:We hypothesized that microvascular disturbances in muscle tissue play a role in the reduced exercise capacity in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). METHODS:Children with JDM, children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (clinical controls), and healthy children performed a maximal incremental cycloergometric ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Habers GE,De Knikker R,Van Brussel M,Hulzebos E,Stegeman DF,Van Royen A,Takken T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroelectromyography is used to study the electrical activity of the entire motor unit. The amplitude of the motor unit action potential (MUP), recorded from a bared cannula, is dependent on the number and size of muscle fibers in the motor unit. In most situations of reinnervation the local fiber density (FD) as rec...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Stålberg E

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In compressive neuropathies, large myelinated nerve fibers are generally thought to be more susceptible. In this study, we investigated small myelinated Aδ and unmyelinated C fiber function in patients with mild, moderate, and severe carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS:Forty-four healthy controls and 81 carpa...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Clarke C,Christensen C,Curran MWT,Chan KM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Venous access for therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in myasthenia gravis (MG) can be achieved by central venous catheters (CVC) or peripheral veins (PV), and the preferred method varies among providers. We evaluated our institutional experience with TPE venous access method and complications. METHODS:We r...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Guptill JT,Oakley D,Kuchibhatla M,Guidon AC,Hobson-Webb LD,Massey JM,Sanders DB,Juel VC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sprengel's deformity is the most common congenital deformity of the shoulder. A known complication of correcting this deformity is brachial plexus palsy. In this study we used somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring during correction of a Sprengel's deformity and identified an early iatrogenic brachial plexus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Shea KG,Apel PJ,Showalter LD,Bell WL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism is impaired in multiple sclerosis (MS), phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to measure the rate of intramuscular phosphocreatine (PCr) resynthesis following exercise in MS and controls. Thirteen MS patients underwent intermittent isometric tetan...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kent-Braun JA,Sharma KR,Miller RG,Weiner MW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Balance impairment contributes to gait dysfunction, falls, and reduced quality of life in adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) but has been minimally examined in pediatric CMT. METHODS:The CMT Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS) was administered to 520 children with CMT. Associations between balance functi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Estilow T,Glanzman AM,Burns J,Harrington A,Cornett K,Menezes MP,Shy R,Moroni I,Pagliano E,Pareyson D,Bhandari T,Muntoni F,Laurá M,Reilly MM,Finkel RS,Eichinger KJ,Herrmann DN,Troutman G,Bray P,Halaki M,Shy ME,Yu

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating neurologic disorder with poor survival rates and no clear biomarkers for disease diagnosis and prognosis. METHODS:We compared serum microRNA (miRNA) expression from patients with ALS with healthy controls and patients with multiple sclerosis and Alzhei...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Raheja R,Regev K,Healy BC,Mazzola MA,Beynon V,Von Glehn F,Paul A,Diaz-Cruz C,Gholipour T,Glanz BI,Kivisakk P,Chitnis T,Weiner HL,Berry JD,Gandhi R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation analyzes the temporal characteristics of maximal depolarization times for three waveforms: end-plate spikes, fibrillation potentials, and positive sharp waves (PSWs) to provide support for the electrode initiation hypothesis of PSW induction. The maximal depolarization times for PSWs are documented ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dumitru D,Santa Maria DL

更新日期：2007-09-01 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:In this study we explore several methods for incorporating survival information in the analysis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS) scores. METHODS:ALSFRS scores and patient survival times were simulated based on estimates from a recent clinical trial. Six analysis approaches...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Healy BC,Schoenfeld D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of viable biological nerve graft substitutes and nerve allografts raises the problem of nerve storage. To clarify this, rat sciatic nerve segments were harvested and stored in Dulbecco's modified eagle medium. The segments were divided into three groups. In the first group, no cryoprotectant was added,...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Fansa H,Lassner F,Kook PH,Keilhoff G,Schneider W

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal electrodiagnostic procedure to assess possible plantar neuropathies continues to elude investigators. Motor studies are rarely abnormal, pure sensory studies may be difficult to obtain, needle electromyography can demonstrate membrane instability in normal feet. Mixed nerve plantar studies may be more diagno...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dumitru D,Kalantri A,Dierschke B

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five members of the same family, along three generations, presented with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Neurological examination, muscle strength, electromyography, and serum creatine kinase were normal. Skeletal muscle biopsy showed abnormal lipid accumulation and carnitine deficiency. In three patients the cardiac sym...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bautista J,Rafel E,Martinez A,Sainz I,Herrera J,Segura L,Chinchon I

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable the quantitative assessment of peripheral nerve structure and function, we determined the normal values for sural nerve hydration structure as measured by magnetic resonance proton imaging, and for neurological function with scores for neuropathic symptoms, signs, and nerve conduction properties. Normal huma...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Eaton RP,Sibbitt WL Jr,Bicknell JM,King MK,Griffey RH,Sibbitt RR

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to establish the relationship between muscle architecture and H-reflex recordings in quadriceps femoris muscle. H-reflexes were elicited in human quadriceps femoris muscle over a broad area of skin to document the shape and amplitude of the H-potentials. This, in combination with r...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Garland SJ,Gerilovsky L,Enoka RM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In muscle of whole animals, pituitary growth hormone, the thyroid hormones, and insulin are major growth-promoting hormones, and the glucocorticoids have significant catabolic actions. At the cellular level the primary anabolic hormones for cultured myoblasts are the somatomedins (insulin-like growth factors) and fibr...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Florini JR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00