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Cells, 2022 Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness is a frequent consequence of critical illness that impacts both the limb and respiratory muscles. The cause of ICU-acquired weakness is multifactorial, but both prolonged limb muscle inactivity and mechanical ...
Mustafa Ozdemir +4 more
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Physicians' Experiences as Patients with Statin Side Effects: A Case Series. [PDF]
, 2017 Physicians are among those prescribed statins and therefore, subject to potential statin adverse effects (AEs). There is little information on the impact of statin AEs on physicians affected by them. We sought to assess the character and impact of statin
Golomb, Beatrice Alexandra +2 more
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Skeletal muscle alterations in patients with acute Covid‐19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2022 Skeletal muscle‐related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)‐19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss cellular and molecular pathways that are affected and consider these in regard to ...
Madu N. Soares +10 more
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Post-COVID-19 Dermatomyositis: A Delayed Reaction That Evades Early Detection
Medeniyet Medical Journal, 2022 Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease that causes symmetrical and predominantly proximal muscle weakness in the limbs and typical skin lesions. Its prevalence increased during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Viral infections
Nur Ili Syazwani MD HADIS +3 more
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Feasibility and tolerability of whole-body, low-intensity vibration and its effects on muscle function and bone in patients with dystrophinopathies: a pilot study. [PDF]
, 2017 IntroductionDystrophinopathies are X-linked muscle degenerative disorders that result in progressive muscle weakness complicated by bone loss. This study's goal was to evaluate feasibility and tolerability of whole-body, low-intensity vibration (WBLIV ...
Grames, Molly +5 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Adult‐onset Still's disease (AOSD) complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) carries substantial mortality. The role of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) remains uncertain. Methods We retrospectively analyzed patients with AOSD‐MAS treated with TPE at a single‐center.
Masataka Ueda +15 more
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A Challenging Diagnosis of Fluctuating Dyspnea: Myasthenia Gravis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Isolated respiratory muscles weakness is an unusual presentation of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). We present a case of 49-year-old male with undiagnosed MG who presented with fluctuating dyspnea on exertion and at rest.
Rohan Mandaliya +4 more
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Assessment of Muscle Quantity, Quality and Function
Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022 Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength that can increase the risk of physical disability, chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, and long-term mortality. Sarcopenia adversely
Bo Kyung Koo
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Recovery from acidosis is a robust trigger for loss of force in murine hypokalemic periodic paralysis. [PDF]
, 2019 Periodic paralysis is an ion channelopathy of skeletal muscle in which recurrent episodes of weakness or paralysis are caused by sustained depolarization of the resting potential and thus reduction of fiber excitability.
Cannon, Stephen C +4 more
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Nintedanib decreases muscle fibrosis and improves muscle function in a murine model of dystrophinopathy [PDF]
, 2018 Duchenne muscle dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. Dystrophin deficiency induces instability of the sarcolemma during muscle contraction that leads to muscle necrosis and replacement of muscle by ...
Díaz Manera, Jordi +6 more
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