Focal inflammatory myopathy.

abstract：:We investigated whether the modulatory effects of segmental and descending inputs on the soleus H reflex are modified by postural conditions. Fourteen healthy volunteers received a transcranial magnetic stimulus (TMS) or percutaneous electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve (PTN), preceding by 0 to 400 ms ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Goulart F,Valls-Solé J,Alvarez R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There have been few reports on subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in children. We compared clinical and laboratory findings of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) and acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN). METHODS:One hundred forty children with GBS were included. Based on...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kalita J,Kumar M,Misra UK

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome of skeletal muscle breakdown with leakage of muscle contents, is frequently accompanied by myoglobinuria, and if sufficiently severe, acute renal failure with potentially life-threatening metabolic derangements may ensue. A diverse spectrum of inherited and acquired disorders affecting muscl...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Warren JD,Blumbergs PC,Thompson PD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic with strong bactericidal effects against Gram-positive bacteria and minor side effects on skeletal muscles. The type and magnitude of the early effect of daptomycin on skeletal muscles of rats was quantified by histopathology, examination of contractile properties, Evans Blue Dye...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kostrominova TY,Hassett CA,Rader EP,Davis C,Larkin LM,Coleman S,Oleson FB,Faulkner JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein synthesis in soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles was measured in vitro to test the hypothesis that the lack of muscle protein accumulation in dystrophic conditions could be caused by a reduced sensitivity to insulin. We demonstrate that physiological insulin concentrations stimulate protein synt...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Ballard FJ,Nield MK,Tomas FM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess turns/amplitude analysis (TAA) as an objective alternative to conventional qualitative electromyography (EMG) for detection of myopathy in facial muscles. Normal values of TAA parameters were calculated in the frontalis and mentalis muscles of 26 control subjects. We estimated t...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Karandreas N,Kararizou E,Papagianni A,Zambelis T,Kokotis P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the myelin protein zero gene (MPZ) are associated with certain demyelinating neuropathies, and in particular with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B (CMT1B), Dejerine-Sottas syndrome, and congenital hypomyelination. MPZ mutations affecting the protein's transmembrane domain are generally associated with ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Eggers SD,Keswani SC,Melli G,Cornblath DR

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：: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：:Skeletal muscle cells are hypertrophied by mechanical stresses, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Two signaling pathways, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt to target of rapamycin (TOR) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK) to extracellular signal-regulated kinase...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Sasai N,Agata N,Inoue-Miyazu M,Kawakami K,Kobayashi K,Sokabe M,Hayakawa K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdrop samples of endoneurial fluid and serum from galactosemic rats were analyzed with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). The sodium concentration of endoneurial fluid from galactose-fed rats (295 meq/liter) was nearly twice that of age-matched controls (152 meq/liter) and indicates that sodium is present in an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mizisin AP,Myers RR,Powell HC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Respiratory and locomotor skeletal muscle dysfunction are common findings in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the mechanisms that cause muscle impairment in COPD are unclear. Because Ca2+ signaling in excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling is important for muscle activity, we hypothesi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Robison P,Sussan TE,Chen H,Biswal S,Schneider MF,Hernández-Ochoa EO

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of varying stimulation frequency on muscle output during isometric and dynamic contractions. Our findings demonstrate that the predictability of the force- and excursion-frequency relationships is extremely strong across stimulation intensities. There were no differences in the frequency whic...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gregory CM,Bickel CS,Sharma N,Dixon WE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transitioning from adolescence to adulthood can be problematic for individuals with rare disabilities such as muscular dystrophy (MD). METHODS:We identified a cohort of 220 individuals with MD and 440 matched comparison individuals and measured emergency room (ER) and inpatient (IP) encounters for the yea...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Mann JR,Royer JA,Mcdermott S,Hardin JW,Ozturk O,Street N

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a novel missense mutation in the myophosphorylase gene in a Spanish patient with McArdle's disease. The patient was homozygous for a T-to-C transition at codon 115 (L115P) in exon 3, which changed an encoded leucine (CUG) to a proline (CCG). This is the first mutation to be described in exon 3 and i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Gamez J,Fernandez R,Bruno C,Andreu AL,Cervera C,Navarro C,Schwartz S,Dimauro S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged exposure to hand-transmitted vibration can cause debilitating neural and vascular dysfunction in humans. It is unclear whether the pathophysiology involves simultaneous or sequential injury of arteries and nerves. The mechanism of vibration injury was investigated in a rat tail model, containing arteries and...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Curry BD,Bain JL,Yan JG,Zhang LL,Yamaguchi M,Matloub HS,Riley DA

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:Muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis is due to autoantibody-induced loss of functional acetylcholine receptors (AChR). About 15% of myasthenia gravis patients, however, do not have detectable anti-AChR antibodies. To investigate the effect of their plasma immunoglobulins on neuromuscular transmission, mice were inject...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Burges J,Vincent A,Molenaar PC,Newsom-Davis J,Peers C,Wray D

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are considered part of the same pathological spectrum. There is an increased risk of ALS in patients who have had melanoma. The risk of FTLD in melanoma (or cancer) patients is unknown. We aimed to study if C9ORF72 expansion i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Tábuas-Pereira M,Almendra L,Almeida MR,Durães J,Pinho A,Matos A,Negrão L,Geraldo A,Santana I

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injuries to the lumbosacral plexus during labor and delivery have been reported in the literature for years, but have lacked electrophysiologic testing to substantiate the location of the nerve injury. We report 2 cases with comprehensive electrophysiologic testing which localizes the site of this obstetrical paralysi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Feasby TE,Burton SR,Hahn AF

更新日期：1992-08-01 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

abstract：:An electrophysiologic study of peripheral nerve excitability was performed in patients with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) and in normal controls. It was found that a marked degree of neural hyperexcitability existed in all patients with HPP who showed cold sensitivity. The results suggest involvement of the ne...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Segura RP,Petajan JH

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a well-established clinical assessment of functional endurance, validated as a measure of walking ability in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The current availability of disease-modifying therapies for SMA indicates a growing need for normative reference data to compare SMA p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Goodwin AM,Cornett KMD,McKay MJ,Burns J,Garber CE,De Vivo DC,Montes J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The main goal of this study was to determine the contribution of the anterior forearm muscles to the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) recorded from the extensor digitorum (ED) after proximal stimulation. METHODS:Twenty-one healthy volunteers and 114 patients with compressive and traumatic radial ne...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Khodulev VI,Nechipurenko NI,Shcharbina NY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrodiagnostic studies were analyzed in patients with neuropathy associated with IgM monoclonal proteins, 7 with anti-myelin associated glycoprotein reactivity (MAG) and 7 nonreactive to MAG. The findings were distinctly different in the two groups. The electrodiagnostic studies of all the MAG-reactive patients had...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kelly JJ Jr

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscular dystrophy is defined as the progressive wasting of skeletal muscles that is caused by inherited or spontaneous genetic mutations. Next-generation sequencing has greatly improved the accuracy and speed of diagnosis for different types of muscular dystrophy. Advancements in depth of coverage, convenience, and o...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hightower RM,Alexander MS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connective tissue diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and vasculitis, may cause various disorders of the peripheral nervous system. In this review, the clinical effects of the connective tissues diseases on nerve and muscle are examined with...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Rosenbaum R

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) of the median nerve is rarely studied in myasthenia gravis (MG). We performed a retrospective analysis of RNS studies performed on 448 patients at our center between 2010 and 2016. Among 95 patients with MG, an abnormal decrement of the compound muscle action potential amplitude was ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lee TH,Li Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:In this study we present 3 families with malignant hyperthermia (MH), all of Indian subcontinent descent. One individual from each of these families was fully sequenced for RYR1 and presented with the non-synonymous change c.11315G>A/p.R3772Q. When present in the homozygous state c.11315*A is associated with myopathic...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Carpenter D,Ismail A,Robinson RL,Ringrose C,Booms P,Iles DE,Halsall PJ,Steele D,Shaw MA,Hopkins PM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00