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Estudo da imagem motora cinestésica em pacientes com cãibra do escrivão [PDF]

, 2009
The aim was to determine if patients with writer' cramp (WC) have abnormalities in kinesthetic motor imagery of hand movements. We timed the execution and simulation of a "finger tap task" and a "writing task" in 9 patients with simple WC and 9 matched ...
SAKAMOTO, Americo C., TUMAS, Vitor
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Uncovering Diaphragm Cramp in SIDS and Other Sudden Unexpected Deaths

Diagnostics
The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration. Here, we disclose a fascinating patient’s perspective that led, by clinical reasoning alone, to a novel mechanism of spontaneous respiratory arrests termed diaphragm cramp-contracture (DCC).
Dov Jordan Gebien, Michael Eisenhut
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Comparison of Sweat Rates and Sweat Electrolyte Concentrations in Collegiate Male and Female Athletes With and Without a History of Cramping [PDF]

, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore the two main theories of muscle cramping by comparing sweat rate and sweat-electrolyte concentrations of athletes with a reported history of exercise associated muscle cramping (EAMC) to those with minimal ...
Willard, Brittany Cherie
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One‐step generation of heritable mitochondrial DNA multiplex‐engineered rats using DddA‐derived cytosine base editor

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
We established that mixed DdCBE microinjection is an efficient, heritable, and precise strategy for generating multiplex mtDNA mutant rats. This advancement significantly expands the utility of DdCBEs for mitochondrial disease modeling, providing a robust platform for exploring the pathogenic mechanisms of complex mtDNA mutations and developing ...
Xu Zhang, Keru Li, Lei Tan, Wei Chen, Shan Gao, Chenyang Liu, Shuo Pan, Jiayue He, Ning Liu, Gefan Wan, Wei Dong, Weining Kong, Bin Shen, Xiaolong Qi, Yuanwu Ma   +14 more
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Writer′s Cramp - Treatment With Botulinum Toxin

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 1998
Writer′s cramp is undoubtedly the most frustrating and difficult focal dystonia to treat. We treated 33 patients (32 males and 1 female) with writer′s cramp with EMG-guided injection botulinum toxin (BTX).
Borgohain R, Meena A.K, Sitajayalakshmi S, Mohandas S   +3 more
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Cramp–Fasciculation Syndrome Associated with Natural and Added Chemicals in Popular Food Items

Foods
Cramp–fasciculation syndrome (CFS) is a rare and benign neuromuscular disorder that may initially masquerade as motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Emmeline Lagrange, Jean-Paul Vernoux, Celia Chambon, William Camu, Peter S. Spencer   +4 more
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High Prevalence of SOD1 Pathogenic Variants in the UK Biobank: Implications for Early Intervention in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective SOD1 is the second most frequently mutated gene in European patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Given the recent authorization of SOD1‐targeted antisense oligonucleotides for SOD1‐ALS, prompt screening for SOD1 mutations in patients with ALS patients is highly recommended.
Delia Gagliardi, Chiara Villella, Matteo Zanovello, Virginia Iacobelli, Stefania Corti, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Pietro Fratta, Henry Houlden, Arianna Tucci, Dario Ronchi   +9 more
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Hemidystonia improved by intrathecal baclofen infusion therapy: A case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB) is a well-established treatment for limb spasticity due to brain and spinal cord disorders, and it is also indicated for dystonia, though mainly reported in generalized or pediatric cases.
Takashi Asahi, Kiyonobu Ikeda, Shiro Horisawa, Taku Nonaka, Yuko Muro, Nobutaka Yamamoto, Takaomi Taira   +6 more
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Functional models from limited data: A parametric and multimodal approach to anatomy and 3D kinematics of feeding in basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li, Mike Schindler, Martha Paskin, Venkata A. Surapaneni, Elliott Scott, Sabine Hauert, Nicholas Payne, David E. Cade, Jeremy A. Goldbogen, Frederik H. Mollen, Daniel Baum, Sean Hanna, Mason N. Dean   +12 more
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WRITER'S CRAMP: A HISTORICAL REVIEW

Сеченовский вестник, 2012
This paper is a review of researches on the mechanisms of hand muscle dystonia the example of which is writer's cramp (WC). WC is a movement disorder — specific kind of dystonia characterized by excessive involuntary muscle contractions, which lead to ...
O. A. Shavlovskaya
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