Further observations on forearm flexor weakness in inclusion body myositis.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine the specificity of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) durations and amplitudes in a large critical illness neuromyopathy (CINM) cohort relative to controls with other neuromuscular conditions. METHODS:Fifty-eight patients with CINM who had been seen over a 17-year period were r...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kramer CL,Boon AJ,Harper CM,Goodman BP

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate possible influences of suprasegmental lesions on the masseter reflex. The masseter reflex was elicited in 54 patients with supratentorial (37 patients) or cerebellar (17 patients) lesions 3-11 days after the acute onset of clinical disease. Patients showing lesions within the p...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hopf HC,Hinrichs C,Stoeter P,Urban PP,Marx J,Thömke F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed a marked prolongation of the transcranially evoked silent period during continuous intrathecal administration of high doses of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)B receptor agonist baclofen in a patient with generalized dystonia. Size of motor evoked potentials and central conduction time remained unchanged...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Siebner HR,Dressnandt J,Auer C,Conrad B

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Muscle force generation involves recruitment and firing rate modulation of motor units (MUs). The control of MUs in producing multidirectional forces remains unclear. METHODS:We studied MU recruitment and firing properties, recorded from the first dorsal interosseous muscle, for 3 different directions of ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lei Y,Suresh NL,Rymer WZ,Hu X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study we investigated the interaction between adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) and myoblasts in co-culture experiments. METHODS:Specific inductive media were used to differentiate ASCs in vitro into a Schwann cell-like phenotype (differentiated adipose tissue-derived stem cells, or dASCs) ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： El-Habta R,Kingham PJ,Backman LJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-chemokines attract and activate T cells and monocytes and have a key role in chronic inflammation. Certain beta-chemokines, such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), have been reported to be upregulated in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). We studied the distribution of beta-chemokine recept...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： De Paepe B,De Bleecker JL

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tarsal tunnel syndrome is relatively rare and the diagnosis may be difficult even though the etiologies for the syndrome are multiple. The symptoms are often vague but are usually burning pain and paresthesias in the toes and soles of the feet with nocturnal exacerbations. The physical examination may elicit a sensory...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： DeLisa JA,Saeed MA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration leading to immobility, respiratory failure, and premature death. As chronic inflammation and stress are implicated in DMD pathology, the efficacy of an anti-inflammatory and anti-stress intervention strategy in ameliorati...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Manning J,Buckley MM,O'Halloran KD,O'Malley D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of our current knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis is presented, with particular emphasis on the immunological aspects of the disease. Part 1, published in this issue, deals with the clinical and genetic features of myasthenia gravis which led to the autoimmune theory of the etiolo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Simpson JA

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:C8-root impingement by C7/T1 lesions on neuroimaging studies is not consistently observed in C8 radiculopathy. We hypothesized that C7 or T1 root lesions (with a pre- or postfixed plexus) or cervical myelopathy might explain some "C8 radiculopathies" without C8 root compression. METHODS:Retrospective anal...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Hehir MK,Figueroa JJ,Zynda-Weiss AM,Stanton M,Logigian EL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct infection of muscle fibers by human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) has recently been reported in a patient with polymyositis infected with both HTLV-I and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Coinfections of these viruses are frequently found in the United States. In Kagoshima, Japan, patients with polymyo...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Higuchi I,Nerenberg M,Yoshimine K,Yoshida M,Fukunaga H,Tajima K,Osame M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immersion of rat hemidiaphragms in Ca2+-free Krebs solution (KS) containing Ca2+ chelator in vitro leads to separation of basal lamina from the plasma membrane, as well as transient contracture and rapid loss of twitch response [calcium paradox (CP) phase 1]. Subsequent immersion in regular KS results in necrosis of m...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Soza M,Karpati G,Carpenter S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disappointing functional recovery following peripheral nerve repair can be improved by neurotrophic growth factors. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is unique in that it has independent neurotrophic and myotrophic actions. The aim of this study was to explain this finding by establishing the existence of anterograde a...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Bennett TM,Dowsing BJ,Austin L,Messina A,Nicola NA,Morrison WA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autosomal dominant haploinsufficiency of GATA2 causes monocytopenia and natural killer cell lymphopenia, resulting in predisposition to mycobacterial, fungal, and viral infections. METHODS:Herein we report on the clinical, serologic, electrophysiologic, and pathologic evaluations of a 29-year-old woman wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kazamel M,Klein CJ,Benarroch EE,Patnaik MM,Tracy JA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The immuno-microenvironment of injured nerves adversely affects mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy for neurotmesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used noninvasively to monitor nerve degeneration and regeneration. The aim of this study was to investigate nerve repair after MSC transplantation com...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yang Z,Zheng C,Zhang F,Lin B,Cao M,Tian X,Zhang J,Zhang X,Shen J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase 1A (cN1A) antibodies are commonly detected in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). However, their pathogenic role has not been established. Moreover, efforts toward identifying sIBM distinct clinicopathologic characteristics associated with these antibodies ha...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Paul P,Liewluck T,Ernste FC,Mandrekar J,Milone M

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Little attention has been paid to small-fiber dysfunction in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) although its symptoms are common. This study investigates vasomotor dysfunction, which is controlled by small nerve fibers, in patients with CTS compared with control subjects. Vasomotor function was quantified by measuring, with...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Wilder-Smith EP,Fook-Chong S,Chew SE,Chow A,Guo Y

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pretreatment with pyridostigmine bromide (PB) of human intercostal muscle fibers exposed to the irreversible acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor soman was investigated. METHODS:Muscles were pretreated with 3 × 10(-6) M PB or saline for 20 minutes, then exposed to 10(-7) M soman for 10 minutes. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Maselli RA,Henderson JD,Ng J,Follette D,Graves G,Wilson BW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been shown that muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the phenotypic characterization of patients with neuromuscular disorders and allows accurate quantification of muscle and adipose tissue distribution, to date quantitative MRI has not been used to assess the therapeutic response in clinic...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pichiecchio A,Poloni GU,Ravaglia S,Ponzio M,Germani G,Maranzana D,Costa A,Repetto A,Tavazzi E,Danesino C,Moglia A,Bastianello S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Muscle fiber denervation increases with age, yet studies at the tissue level are sparse due to the challenging nature of establishing the relative role of regeneration and denervation. METHODS:Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis of 70 healthy men (aged 72 ± 6 years; range, 65-94). Mess...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Soendenbroe C,Heisterberg MF,Schjerling P,Karlsen A,Kjaer M,Andersen JL,Mackey AL

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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:Antimitochondrial antibodies are autoantibodies detected in 90% of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients. Some PBC cases are complicated by myositis, which is difficult to confirm due to minimal histological evidence of inflammation in limb muscles. METHODS:Our aim was to determine the extent of inflam...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Uenaka T,Kowa H,Sekiguchi K,Nagata K,Ohtsuka Y,Kanda F,Toda T

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder, and skin changes) syndrome may be mistaken for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Differentiating the 2 entities is crucial, as there are major treatment implications. METHODS:We compared platelet ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Naddaf E,Dispenzieri A,Mandrekar J,Mauermann ML

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Phospholipids are essential components of cellular membranes and are closely associated with cellular functions, but relationships involving skeletal muscle phospholipid profiles and their physiological phenotypes have remained unclear. METHODS:We carried out comprehensive phospholipid analyses using liqu...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Senoo N,Miyoshi N,Kobayashi E,Morita A,Tanihata J,Takeda S,Miura S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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: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