Congenital myasthenic syndrome in Golden Retrievers is associated with a novel COLQ mutation. [PDF]
BackgroundCongenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are a group of inherited disorders of neuromuscular transmission that may be presynaptic, synaptic, or postsynaptic.
Anderson, Kendall J +11 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease [PDF]
"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint.
Brumett +33 more
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Heat Therapy: Targeting Health, Disease, and Disability
The predominance of evidence suggests heat therapy has an impact on all aspects of health and performance, but the drivers of that improvement, the extent to which they are improved, and the specific populations in which improvements manifest are far from completely understood.
Rauchelle E. Richey +5 more
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Damage to the Superficial Peroneal Nerve in Operative Treatment of Fibula Fractures: Straight to the Bone? Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Ankle fractures are a significant part of the lower extremity trauma seen in the emergency department. Neurologic complications of ankle fracture surgery are infrequently described but account for significant morbidity.
Agur +22 more
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ABSTRACT Background Skeletal muscle wasting and weakness are prominent disease features. Originally considered to arise from common transcriptional changes, recent analyses demonstrated that different stimuli induce muscle wasting via largely distinct mRNA and protein changes.
Anna Stephan +6 more
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Report of a Novel Bilateral Variation of Sciatic and Inferior Gluteal Nerve: A Case Study
Introduction: The sciatic nerve is the thickest nerve of the sacral plexus which innervates many muscles and vast areas of the skin of the lower limb. It leaves the pelvis via the greater sciatic foramen, emerges into the gluteal region by passing under ...
Rahim Golmohammadi, Ali Delbari
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Identifying the emergence of the superficial peroneal nerve through deep fascia on ultrasound and by dissection:Implications for regional anesthesia in foot and ankle surgery [PDF]
Regional anesthesia relies on a sound understanding of anatomy and the utility of ultrasound in identifying relevant structures. We assessed the ability to identify the point at which the superficial peroneal nerve (SPN) emerges through the deep fascia ...
Bowness, James +6 more
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In children potentially fulfilling the criteria for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), phenotypical assessment does not sufficiently predict the diagnostic outcome (i.e. DCD or an alternative diagnosis). Due to the lack of distinguishing clinical and diagnostic features and the high prevalence of genetic diagnoses in these patients, additional ...
Martinica Garofalo +5 more
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Common peroneal nerve palsy following total knee arthroplasty: prognostic factors and course of recovery. [PDF]
Common peroneal nerve palsy (CPNP) is a serious complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). There is little information regarding the clinical course and prognostic factors for recovery. Between January 2000 and December 2008, 44 patients (0.53%
Mandel, MD, Steven +5 more
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(a) Shows a three‐dimensional diagram of the mean GMFM‐66 score difference (after 6 month) as a function of the patient's age (in years) and the initial value of the GMFM‐66 score. (b) Shows a three‐dimensional diagram of the standard deviation of the GMFM‐66 score difference as a function of the patient's age (in years) and the initial value of the ...
Ibrahim Duran +6 more
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