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An itchy rash and muscle weakness [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Dermatomyositis is a rare disease affecting primarily skin and muscles and is associated with malignancies, especially in at‐risk patients. Clinical presentations vary widely but proximal muscle weakness and typical skin findings should prompt ...
Brian L. Risavi, Justin Puller, Kristin Juhasz   +2 more
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Muscle Weakness

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
Marked ligamentous hyperlaxity and muscle weakness/wasting associated with awkward gait are the main deficits confused with the diagnosis of myopathy.
Ali Al Kaissi MD, MSc, Sergey Ryabykh MD, Polina Ochirova MD, Vladimir Kenis MD, Jochen G. Hofstätter MD, Franz Grill MD, Rudolf Ganger MD, PhD, Susanne Gerit Kircher MD, MSc   +7 more
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Identifying Susceptibility Genes and Shared Genetic Architecture for Longevity and Muscle Weakness [PDF]

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Background Longevity and muscle strength are heritable traits, and age‐related muscle weakness is a major contributor to disability in older adults. However, the susceptibility genes and shared genetic mechanisms underlying lifespan and sarcopenia remain
Yilong Lin, Yun Zhang, Shengjie Lin, Songsong Wang, Zhiqiang Que, Yue Zhang, Jing She, Ruidan Zhao, Jiawei Chen, Anqi Qiu, Shinan Wu, Ruiqin Yang, Liyi Zhang, Qingmo Yang   +13 more
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Muscle Weakness in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of Ca2+ and Free Radical Signaling

EBioMedicine, 2017
In addition to the primary symptoms arising from inflammatory processes in the joints, muscle weakness is commonly reported by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Takashi Yamada, Maarten M. Steinz, Ellinor Kenne, Johanna T. Lanner   +3 more
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Muscle weakness with a hidden cause. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a diverse group of systemic autoimmune disorders characterised by skeletal muscle weakness with variable clinical manifestations. Dermatomyositis (DM) is a heterogeneous IIM and is associated with progressive muscle weakness, with characteristic skin features, and with an increased risk ...
Mueller SM, Schaefer JE, Hortobagyi T, Thurnheer R.   +3 more
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The impact of lipid-rich nutrition on ketogenesis and muscle weakness in sepsis [PDF]

Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Background Administration of ketone bodies attenuated the severity of sepsis-induced muscle weakness in preclinical studies. Whether lipid-rich emulsions may likewise mitigate such muscle weakness by stimulating the endogenous ketogenic capacity remains ...
Caroline Lauwers, Jan Gunst, Soraya El Dawy, Sarah Derde, Lies Pauwels, Inge Derese, Sarah Vander Perre, Greet Van den Berghe, Michael P. Casaer, Lies Langouche   +9 more
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Sodium bicarbonate for the treatment of severe metabolic acidosis with moderate or severe acute kidney injury in the critically ill: protocol for a randomised clinical trial (BICARICU-2)

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction When both severe metabolic acidemia (pH equal or less than 7.20; PaCO2 equal or less than 45 mm Hg and bicarbonate concentration equal or less than of 20 mmol/L) and moderate-to-severe acute kidney injury are observed, day 28 mortality is ...
Samir Jaber, Nicolas Molinari, Boris Jung, Helena Huguet   +3 more
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A case of weak muscles [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2002
Gut involvement in inflammatory myositis is rare but causes significant morbidity and mortality.A case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis and polymyositis occurring in the same patient is described. The interface of visceral and striated muscle involvement is discussed.
N, Sofat, M, Pitcher, A, Price, J N, El-Jabbour, C S, Higgens   +4 more
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Proximal muscle weakness [PDF]

Practical Neurology, 2019
A 38-year-old woman gave a 1-year history of difficulties climbing stairs and walking long distances, needing a wheelchair at times. More recently, she had also experienced weakness of her arms with difficulties doing her hair or lifting light weights. She reported shortness of breath on mild exertion and had lost 12 pounds in weight because of muscle ...
Gonzalez-Perez, Paloma, Torre, Matthew, Helgager, Jeffrey, Amato, Anthony A.   +3 more
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Muscle weakness, functional capacities and recovery for COVID-19 ICU survivors

BMC Anesthesiology, 2021
Background Few studies have evaluated muscle strength in COVID-19 ICU survivors. We aimed to report the incidence of limb and respiratory muscle weakness in COVID-19 ICU survivors.
Clément Medrinal, Guillaume Prieur, Tristan Bonnevie, Francis-Edouard Gravier, Denys Mayard, Emmanuelle Desmalles, Pauline Smondack, Bouchra Lamia, Yann Combret, Guillaume Fossat   +9 more
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