Functional Diversity of Neurotrophin Actions on the Oculomotor System [PDF]
, 2016 Neurotrophins play a principal role in neuronal survival and differentiation during development, but also in the maintenance of appropriate adult neuronal circuits and phenotypes.
Benítez Temiño, Beatriz +5 more
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Radiation‐induced tongue myokymia with hypoglossal nerve damage, mimicker of motor neuron disease
Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message This teaching case of tongue myokymia offers clear electromyographic findings of myokymic discharges on two different sweeps. Radiation‐induced tongue myokymia should be considered in the differential diagnosis for motor neuron disease ( MND ).
Anza B. Memon, Kimberly A. Playfoot
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Positive airway pressure and electrical stimulation methods for obstructive sleep apnea treatment: a patent review (2005-2014) [PDF]
, 2015 Producción CientíficaIntroduction. Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a major health problem with significant negative effects on the health and quality of life.
Campo Matias, Félix del +3 more
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Identification of pathways of degeneration and protection in motor neuron diseases [PDF]
, 2017 Motor neuron diseases preferentially affect specific neuronal populations with distinct clinical features even if disease-causing genes are expressed in many cell types. In spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), somatic motor neurons are selectively vulnerable
Nichterwitz, Susanne
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Diagnosis and treatment of carotid body paraganglioma: 21 years of experience at a clinical center of Serbia [PDF]
, 2005 Background The carotid body paraganglioma (chemodectoma) is a relatively rare neoplasm of obscure origin. These are usually benign and commonly present as asymptomatic cervical mass.
Lazar B Davidovic +4 more
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Printable microscale interfaces for long-term peripheral nerve mapping and precision control [PDF]
, 2019 The nascent field of bioelectronic medicine seeks to decode and modulate peripheral nervous system signals to obtain therapeutic control of targeted end organs and effectors.
Alice E. White +11 more
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When Nothing Goes Right: An Unexpected Tongue Deviation in Internal Carotid Artery Dissection
Case Reports in Neurology, 2019 Internal carotid artery dissection is a frequent cause of stroke in young people. The artery dissection and the formation of an intramural hematoma could also cause mass effect on surrounding structures, causing disorders such as cranial nerve palsies ...
Elisa Corazza +4 more
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Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 1998 Trauma and neurodegenerative diseases commit the nervous system. After an axotomy or nerve injury in the peripheral nervous system the regeneration of the nerve fibers and reinervation of the target are seen.
Gerson Chadi +2 more
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CRF and urocortin peptides as modulators of energy balance and feeding behavior during stress. [PDF]
, 2014 Early on, corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a hallmark brain peptide mediating many components of the stress response, was shown to affect food intake inducing a robust anorexigenic response when injected into the rodent brain.
Stengel, Andreas, Taché, Yvette
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The Bidirectional Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Disease [PDF]
, 2018 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, effecting 17% of the total population and 40–70% of the obese population (1, 2). Multiple studies have identified OSA as a critical risk factor for the development of obesity, diabetes, and ...
Arble, Deanna M., Framnes, Sarah N.
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