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Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on muscle cramps in liver cirrhosis: results from a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Muscle cramps are among the common debilitating complications of liver cirrhosis. Since this complication lacks effective treatments, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of L-carnitine supplementation in reducing the frequency, duration ...
Gholam Reza Sivandzadeh +4 more
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, 2010 Muscle cramps can occur anywhere and for many reasons. Quinine has been used to treat cramps of all causes.
Al Musa, Tarique +11 more
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A Higher Concentration of Dialysate Magnesium to Reduce the Frequency of Muscle Cramps: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2020 Purpose of review: Strategies to mitigate muscle cramps are a top research priority for patients receiving hemodialysis. As hypomagnesemia is a possible risk factor for cramping, we reviewed the literature to better understand the physiology of cramping ...
Akshay Varghese +34 more
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A Patient Developed Painful Muscle Cramps due to Overeating Mangos [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2012 A 79-year-old woman had a habit to eat a mango every night before sleep and experienced muscle cramps during sleep. Her muscle cramps may be resulted from potassium overload due to overeating mangos.
Kazuo Abe
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A scoping review on muscle cramps and spasms in upper motor neuron disorder–two sides of the same coin? [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundMuscle cramps are typically regarded as benign muscle overactivity in healthy individuals, whereas spasms are linked to spasticity resulting from central motor lesions.
Eva Rudjord Therkildsen +2 more
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Spasmodic Muscle Cramps and Wilson Disease
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2013 Investigators at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago report a case of Wilson disease (WD) in a 10-year-old-boy presenting with 3 months of increasingly severe spasmodic muscle cramps and weakness in lower extremities, upper extremities ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Origin and development of muscle cramps
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 2013 Cramps are sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contractions. Their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. One hypothesis is that cramps result from changes in motor neuron excitability (central origin).
Holobar, Ales +7 more
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Prevalence of Intradialytic Muscle Cramps and Quality of Life in Haemodialysis Patients
Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental CollegeObjective: The aim of this study was to find out prevalence of intradialytic muscle cramps and quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Study design and settings: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in three different hospitals in ...
Somiya Naz +5 more
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Muscle cramps profile among spinocerebellar ataxias [PDF]
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2022 Gustavo Leite Franklin +6 more
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The effect of gabapentin on muscle cramps during hemodialysis: A double-blind clinical trial
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2015 Hemodialysis‐associated muscle cramps (HAMC) are a common complication during hemodialysis (HD) sessions. A number of pharmacologic agents have been evaluated to prevent and or diminish HAMC; however, none of them has an established role.
Seyed Seifollah Beladi Mousavi +3 more
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