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A practical approach to the patient presenting with dropped head [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Head drop, or having a dropped head, is an uncommon condition in which patients present with a disabling inability to lift their head. It may arise in many neurological conditions that can be divided into those with neuromuscular weakness of neck ...
Demicoli, Marija, Marsh, Eleanor A.
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint.
Disler, Peter B.   +3 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint.
Brumett   +33 more
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Transgenic and physiological mouse models give insights into different aspects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

open access: yesDisease Models & Mechanisms, 2019
A wide range of genetic mouse models is available to help researchers dissect human disease mechanisms. Each type of model has its own distinctive characteristics arising from the nature of the introduced mutation, as well as from the specific changes to
Francesca De Giorgio   +3 more
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Validation of the Short Physical Performance Battery via Plantar Pressure Analysis Using Commercial Smart Insoles

open access: yesSensors, 2023
This cross-sectional study, conducted at a tertiary care hospital’s rehabilitation clinic, aimed to validate Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) results obtained through plantar pressure analysis using commercial smart insoles (SPPB-SI) and to ...
Chan Woong Jang   +4 more
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Sugammadex for reversal of neuromuscular blockade: A retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness in a single center [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of introducing a rocuronium-neostigmine-sugammadex strategy into a cisatracurium-neostigmine regimen for neuromuscular block (NMB) management.
BARATTO, FABIO   +3 more
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Split hand phenomenon: An early marker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Neurociencia, 2021
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease characterized by degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. Time from symptom onset to confirmed diagnosis has been reported from 8 to 15 months in ALS.
Javier A. Galnares-Olalde   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diseases of the neuromuscular junction

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Pharmacology, 2002
The neuromuscular junction is a prototype synapse and it is also the site of well-characterised autoimmune and hereditary disorders. In the presynaptic terminal, voltage-gated potassium channels and voltage-gated calcium channels are subtly altered in genetic disorders and mutations in the enzyme that synthesises acetylcholine have been demonstrated in
McConville, J, Vincent, A
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Systemic restoration of UBA1 ameliorates disease in spinal muscular atrophy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Acknowledgments Blood biochemistry analysis and serum analysis were performed by the Easter Bush Pathology Department, University of Edinburgh. Animal husbandry was performed by Centre for Integrative Physiology bio-research restructure technical staff ...
Azzouz, Mimoun   +15 more
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Inclusion body myositis: therapeutic approaches. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases that include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), inclusion body myositis (IBM) and other less common myopathies.
Aggarwal, Rohit, Oddis, Chester V
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