Acute Nontraumatic Muscle Weakness
Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2019 Acute nontraumatic weakness (ANTW) is defined as acute onset of weakness in any part of the body. The weakness occurs due to interruption at any point along the motor pathway.
Kiran Jangra +2 more
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Late-onset thymidine kinase 2 deficiency: a review of 18 cases [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: TK2 gene encodes for mitochondrial thymidine kinase, which phosphorylates the pyrimidine nucleosides thymidine and deoxycytidine. Recessive mutations in the TK2 gene are responsible for the 'myopathic form' of the mitochondrial depletion ...
Caballero Eraso, Candelaria +9 more
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How human gait responds to muscle impairment in total knee arthroplasty patients: Muscular compensations and articular perturbations [PDF]
, 2016 Post-surgical muscle weakness is prevalent among patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We conducted a probabilistic multi-body dynamics (MBD) to determine whether and to what extent habitual gait patterns of TKA patients may accommodate ...
Ardestani, MM, Moazen, M
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Increased amino acid turnover and myofibrillar protein breakdown in advanced cancer are associated with muscle weakness and impaired physical function [PDF]
, 2018 Muscle wasting in cancer negatively affects physical function and quality of life. This study investigates amino acid metabolism and the association with muscle mass and function in patients with cancer.In 16 patients with advanced cancer undergoing ...
Deutz, Nicolaas E P +3 more
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Proprioceptive changes impair balance control in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright @ 2013 Janssens et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
Brumagne, S +8 more
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A chronic low dosage of taurine induces muscle weakness in castrated-aged mice
Translational Medicine of Aging, 2021 Taurine is an abundant metabolite associated with regulation of cell volume. Several signaling pathways are stimulated at a micromolar concentrations of taurine. However, most of the experimental studies employ this compound at a very high concentration (
Noelia G. Barragán-Ceballos +8 more
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A Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy. [PDF]
, 2017 A 70-year-old previously independent man developed progressive proximal leg weakness resulting in a fall at home suffering traumatic brain injury. He was prescribed a statin medication two years prior, but this was discontinued on admission to the ...
Dokukin, Andrei N +6 more
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Denervation does not induce muscle atrophy through oxidative stress [PDF]
, 2017 Denervation leads to the activation of the catabolic pathways, such as the ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy, resulting in skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness.
Adamo, Sergio +10 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 +3 more
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Vitamin D, a modulator of musculoskeletal health in chronic kidney disease [PDF]
, 2017 The spectrum of activity of vitamin D goes beyond calcium and bone homeostasis, and growing evidence suggests that vitamin D contributes to maintain musculoskeletal health in healthy subjects as well as in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD ...
Jordi Bover +6 more
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