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Neuromuscular Diseases: A general term encompassing lower MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and certain MUSCULAR DISEASES. Manifestations include MUSCLE WEAKNESS; FASCICULATION; muscle ATROPHY; SPASM; MYOKYMIA; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, myalgias, and MUSCLE HYPOTONIA.Respiratory Insufficiency: Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)Muscular Dystrophies: A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.Myotonic Dystrophy: Neuromuscular disorder characterized by PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOTONIA, and various multisystem atrophies. Mild INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY may also occur. Abnormal TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION in the 3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS of DMPK PROTEIN gene is associated with Myotonic Dystrophy 1. DNA REPEAT EXPANSION of zinc finger protein-9 gene intron is associated with Myotonic Dystrophy 2.Hypoventilation: A reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne: An X-linked recessive muscle disease caused by an inability to synthesize DYSTROPHIN, which is involved with maintaining the integrity of the sarcolemma. Muscle fibers undergo a process that features degeneration and regeneration. Clinical manifestations include proximal weakness in the first few years of life, pseudohypertrophy, cardiomyopathy (see MYOCARDIAL DISEASES), and an increased incidence of impaired mentation. Becker muscular dystrophy is a closely related condition featuring a later onset of disease (usually adolescence) and a slowly progressive course. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1415)Respiratory Muscles: These include the muscles of the DIAPHRAGM and the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES.Tracheostomy: Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck, or the opening so created.NADH Tetrazolium Reductase: Catalyzes the reduction of tetrazolium compounds in the presence of NADH.Muscular Atrophy, Spinal: A group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts. Diseases in this category include Werdnig-Hoffmann disease and later onset SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD, most of which are hereditary. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1089)Neuromuscular Junction Diseases: Conditions characterized by impaired transmission of impulses at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. This may result from disorders that affect receptor function, pre- or postsynaptic membrane function, or ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE activity. The majority of diseases in this category are associated with autoimmune, toxic, or inherited conditions.Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral: An autosomal dominant degenerative muscle disease characterized by slowly progressive weakness of the muscles of the face, upper-arm, and shoulder girdle. The onset of symptoms usually occurs in the first or second decade of life. Affected individuals usually present with impairment of upper extremity elevation. This tends to be followed by facial weakness, primarily involving the orbicularis oris and orbicularis oculi muscles. (Neuromuscul Disord 1997;7(1):55-62; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1420)Tracheotomy: Surgical incision of the trachea.Respiratory Therapy: Care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. It includes the therapeutic use of medical gases and their administrative apparatus, environmental control systems, humidification, aerosols, ventilatory support, bronchopulmonary drainage and exercise, respiratory rehabilitation, assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintenance of natural, artificial, and mechanical airways.Respiration, Artificial: Any method of artificial breathing that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs. Artificial respiration or ventilation is used in individuals who have stopped breathing or have RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY to increase their intake of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide (CO2).Arthrogryposis: Persistent flexure or contracture of a joint.Insufflation: The act of blowing a powder, vapor, or gas into any body cavity for experimental, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes.Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation: Application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase when the patient has an artificial airway in place and is connected to a ventilator.Masks: Devices that cover the nose and mouth to maintain aseptic conditions or to administer inhaled anesthetics or other gases. (UMDNS, 1999)Myasthenia Gravis: A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles. Autoantibodies directed against acetylcholine receptors damage the motor endplate portion of the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION, impairing the transmission of impulses to skeletal muscles. Clinical manifestations may include diplopia, ptosis, and weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles. THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1459)Muscular Diseases: Acquired, familial, and congenital disorders of SKELETAL MUSCLE and SMOOTH MUSCLE.Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood: A group of recessively inherited diseases that feature progressive muscular atrophy and hypotonia. They are classified as type I (Werdnig-Hoffman disease), type II (intermediate form), and type III (Kugelberg-Welander disease). Type I is fatal in infancy, type II has a late infantile onset and is associated with survival into the second or third decade. Type III has its onset in childhood, and is slowly progressive. (J Med Genet 1996 Apr:33(4):281-3)Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy: A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Subtypes include HMSNs I-VII. HMSN I and II both refer to CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE. HMSN III refers to hypertrophic neuropathy of infancy. HMSN IV refers to REFSUM DISEASE. HMSN V refers to a condition marked by a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy associated with spastic paraplegia (see SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY). HMSN VI refers to HMSN associated with an inherited optic atrophy (OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY), and HMSN VII refers to HMSN associated with retinitis pigmentosa. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)Muscle, Skeletal: A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.Positive-Pressure Respiration: A method of mechanical ventilation in which pressure is maintained to increase the volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of expiration, thus reducing the shunting of blood through the lungs and improving gas exchange.Myography: The recording of muscular movements. The apparatus is called a myograph, the record or tracing, a myogram. (From Stedman, 25th ed)Ventilators, Mechanical: Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation.Ophthalmoplegia: Paralysis of one or more of the ocular muscles due to disorders of the eye muscles, neuromuscular junction, supporting soft tissue, tendons, or innervation to the muscles.Muscle Weakness: A vague complaint of debility, fatigue, or exhaustion attributable to weakness of various muscles. The weakness can be characterized as subacute or chronic, often progressive, and is a manifestation of many muscle and neuromuscular diseases. (From Wyngaarden et al., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p2251)Respiration Disorders: Diseases of the respiratory system in general or unspecified or for a specific respiratory disease not available.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A degenerative disorder affecting upper MOTOR NEURONS in the brain and lower motor neurons in the brain stem and SPINAL CORD. Disease onset is usually after the age of 50 and the process is usually fatal within 3 to 6 years. Clinical manifestations include progressive weakness, atrophy, FASCICULATION, hyperreflexia, DYSARTHRIA, dysphagia, and eventual paralysis of respiratory function. Pathologic features include the replacement of motor neurons with fibrous ASTROCYTES and atrophy of anterior SPINAL NERVE ROOTS and corticospinal tracts. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1089-94)SMN Complex Proteins: A complex of proteins that assemble the SNRNP CORE PROTEINS into a core structure that surrounds a highly conserved RNA sequence found in SMALL NUCLEAR RNA. They are found localized in the GEMINI OF COILED BODIES and in the CYTOPLASM. The SMN complex is named after the Survival of Motor Neuron Complex Protein 1, which is a critical component of the complex.Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein: A SMN complex protein that is essential for the function of the SMN protein complex. In humans the protein is encoded by a single gene found near the inversion telomere of a large inverted region of CHROMOSOME 5. Mutations in the gene coding for survival of motor neuron 1 protein may result in SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD.Guillain-Barre Syndrome: An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response directed towards peripheral myelin. Demyelination occurs in peripheral nerves and nerve roots. The process is often preceded by a viral or bacterial infection, surgery, immunization, lymphoma, or exposure to toxins. Common clinical manifestations include progressive weakness, loss of sensation, and loss of deep tendon reflexes. Weakness of respiratory muscles and autonomic dysfunction may occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1312-1314)Electric Impedance: The resistance to the flow of either alternating or direct electrical current.Myositis: Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.Cough: A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.Ventilator Weaning: Techniques for effecting the transition of the respiratory-failure patient from mechanical ventilation to spontaneous ventilation, while meeting the criteria that tidal volume be above a given threshold (greater than 5 ml/kg), respiratory frequency be below a given count (less than 30 breaths/min), and oxygen partial pressure be above a given threshold (PaO2 greater than 50mm Hg). Weaning studies focus on finding methods to monitor and predict the outcome of mechanical ventilator weaning as well as finding ventilatory support techniques which will facilitate successful weaning. Present methods include intermittent mandatory ventilation, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, and mandatory minute volume ventilation.Dystrophin: A muscle protein localized in surface membranes which is the product of the Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy gene. Individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy usually lack dystrophin completely while those with Becker muscular dystrophy have dystrophin of an altered size. It shares features with other cytoskeletal proteins such as SPECTRIN and alpha-actinin but the precise function of dystrophin is not clear. One possible role might be to preserve the integrity and alignment of the plasma membrane to the myofibrils during muscle contraction and relaxation. MW 400 kDa.Muscles: Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.Muscle Fibers, Skeletal: Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation.Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy transmitted most often as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by progressive distal wasting and loss of reflexes in the muscles of the legs (and occasionally involving the arms). Onset is usually in the second to fourth decade of life. This condition has been divided into two subtypes, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) types I and II. HMSN I is associated with abnormal nerve conduction velocities and nerve hypertrophy, features not seen in HMSN II. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)Sleep Apnea Syndromes: Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central (see SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL), obstructive (see SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE), and mixed central-obstructive types.Muscular Atrophy: Derangement in size and number of muscle fibers occurring with aging, reduction in blood supply, or following immobilization, prolonged weightlessness, malnutrition, and particularly in denervation.Scoliosis: An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. (Dorland, 27th ed)Mucus: The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.Mice, Inbred mdx: A strain of mice arising from a spontaneous MUTATION (mdx) in inbred C57BL mice. This mutation is X chromosome-linked and produces viable homozygous animals that lack the muscle protein DYSTROPHIN, have high serum levels of muscle ENZYMES, and possess histological lesions similar to human MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. The histological features, linkage, and map position of mdx make these mice a worthy animal model of DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.Respiratory Function Tests: Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.Vital Capacity: The volume of air that is exhaled by a maximal expiration following a maximal inspiration.BooksBook SelectionBook Reviews as Topic: Critical analyses of books or other monographic works.Rare BooksBook Prices
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Non-invasive ventilationNon-invasive ventilation
Home NIV may also be indicated in people with neuromuscular disease and chest wall deformity.[3] People with obesity ... People with motor neuron disease (MND) may require home NIV in the course of their illness. Guidelines in the United Kingdom ... In some people who have presented with acute respiratory failure, there is an ongoing need for long-term use of NIV at home.[3] ... Since 2000 acute NIV has been used widely in the treatment of acute respiratory failure, particularly in people with COPD, ...
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndromeLambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
... a related autoimmune neuromuscular disease. If the disease is associated with cancer, direct treatment of the cancer often ... people with MG without a tumor and people with LEMS without a tumor have similar genetic variations that seem to predispose ... On single-fiber examination, features may include increased jitter (seen in other diseases of neuromuscular transmission) and ... Of the people with small-cell lung cancer, 1-3% have LEMS. In most of these cases, LEMS is the first symptom of the lung cancer ...
Palatine uvulaPalatine uvula
It is common in people with VPI, the myositides, and neuromuscular disease. Regurgitation of fluids in this way may also occur ... This is often an issue for people with uvula piercings, and a common method of inducing vomiting. In a small number of people, ... Some people with a history of recurring uvulitis carry an epinephrine autoinjector to counteract symptoms of an attack. A ...
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Wilf died of a progressive neuromuscular disease in 2012. In 1998, Wilf and Zeilberger received the Leroy P. Steele Prize for ... on people outside the field, and on how the field develops after the idea has been introduced. The remarkably simple idea of ...
Nemaline myopathyNemaline myopathy
"Myopathy" means muscle disease. Muscle fibers from a person with nemaline myopathy contains thread-like rods, sometimes called ... Nemaline myopathy is one of the neuromuscular diseases covered by the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the United States. ... Signs vary from person to person. Young children and babies lack movement and have a difficult time eating and breathing. For ... If the person with nemaline myopathy keeps an eye on his or her joints early on, the problems with them can be detected when ...
Falls in older adultsFalls in older adults
Balance and Gait As a result of stroke disease, Parkinsonism, arthritic changes, neuropathy, neuromuscular disease or ... When assessing a person who has fallen, it is important to try to get an eyewitness account of the incident. As the faller may ... the commonest cause of syncope in A&E patients Cardiac arrhythmias Structural heart disease, such as valvular heart disease ... Older people who have experienced at least one fall in the last 6 months, or who believe that they may fall in the coming ...
Small nuclear RNASmall nuclear RNA
Spinal muscular atrophy affects up to 1 in 6,000 people and is the second leading cause of neuromuscular disease, after ... Some ultimate effects of this disease include bone-marrow failure as well as cancer. This syndrome has been shown to arise from ... Prader-Willi syndrome - This syndrome affects as many as 1 in 12,000 people and has a presentation of extreme hunger, cognitive ... RNPs we have been able to better understand many important diseases. Spinal muscular atrophy - Mutations in the survival motor ...
ChronaxieChronaxie
Electromyography is used to diagnose neuropathies, myopathies, and neuromuscular junction diseases. Since persons affected by ...
Fatigue (medical)Fatigue (medical)
Muscle strength testing can be used to determine the presence of a neuromuscular disease, but cannot determine its cause. ... but information gained from muscle strength testing alone is not enough to diagnose most neuromuscular disorders. People with ... Some major categories of diseases that feature fatigue include: Autoimmune diseases such as celiac disease, lupus, multiple ... Infectious diseases such as infectious mononucleosis. Irritable bowel syndrome Leukemia or lymphoma Liver failure Lyme disease ...
Pulmonary hygienePulmonary hygiene
For people with chronic lung diseases, bronchial hygiene is used to prevent infections and lung abscesses. Bronchial hygiene is ... The use of this technique for children with neuromuscular disease has gained widespread acceptance in the United States and ... 2008). "Physiologic benefits of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in children with neuromuscular diseases". Chest. 133 (1): ... "Use of the mechanical in-exsufflator in pediatric patients with neuromuscular disease and impaired cough". Chest. 125 (4): 1406 ...
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AmikacinAmikacin
In people with muscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis or Parkinson's disease, amikacin's paralytic effect on ... Amikacin should not be used with neuromuscular blocking agents, as they can increase muscle weakness and paralysis. Though ... In people with a CNS infection such as meningitis, amikacin can be given intrathecally (by direct injection into the spine) or ... In people with kidney failure, dosage must be adjusted according to the creatinine clearance, usually by reducing the dosing ...
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In people with neuromuscular disease or burns, an injection of suxamethonium can lead to a large release of potassium from ... It is not recommended in people who are at risk of high blood potassium or a history of myopathy. Use during pregnancy appears ... Suxamethonium is in the neuromuscular blocker family of medications and is of the depolarizing type. It works by blocking the ... Genetically, ninety six percent of the population have a normal (Eu:Eu) genotype and block duration; however, some people have ...
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NEuroMuscular Omnicentre) Clinical Center, highly specialized in taking care of people affected with neuromuscular diseases ... The Endocrinology-Metabolic Diseases Area has clinical-surgical units specialised in managing the main endocrine and metabolic ... Every day, the hospital premises and the whole campus host an estimated number of 30,000 people. Each year the hospital ... The hospital boasts one of Italy's leading case statistics in terms of management and medical-surgical therapy for diseases of ...
Mayana ZatzMayana Zatz
In 1969, Dr Zatz started her work in genetic counseling in families which were carriers of neuromuscular diseases, in order to ... Since the beginning of her career Mayana has assisted approximately 16,000 people of families affected by genetic diseases ( ... mostly neuromuscular problems), which is the highest number of cases registered in the world. In the latter part of 1995, ... besides eventual visits adding up to approximately 300 people per month. Since its foundation the organization has assisted ...
Neuromuscular junction diseaseNeuromuscular junction disease
It is present in 100 people out of 1,000,000 in the population, and its onset is usually in either younger or older individuals ... Most common diseases[edit]. Myasthenia gravis[edit]. Myasthenia gravis is the most common neuromuscular disease affecting ... Neuromuscular junction disease is a medical condition where the normal conduction through the neuromuscular junction fails to ... Among neuromuscular diseases some can be autoimmune disease, or hereditary disorders. They can affect either presynaptic ...
Pes cavusPes cavus
Among the cases of neuromuscular pes cavus, 50% have been attributed to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is the most common ... Foot pain in people with pes cavus may result from abnormal plantar pressure loading because, structurally, the cavoid foot is ... Factors considered influential in the development of pes cavus include muscle weakness and imbalance in neuromuscular disease, ... is seen primarily in neuromuscular disorders such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and, in cases of unknown aetiology, is ...
HypopneaHypopnea
People with neuromuscular disorders or hypoventilation syndromes involving failed respiratory drive experience central ... as occurs in certain neuromuscular diseases or compromised central respiratory drive, as occurs in conditions such as acquired ... Not all people with hypopnea experience all of these symptoms and not everyone who has these symptoms has hypopnea. Hypopnea is ... People with hypopnea due to airflow obstruction often have loud, heavy snoring that is interrupted with choking sounds or loud ...
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Neuromuscular ultrasoundNeuromuscular ultrasound
... to a field in medicine in which ultrasound is used to diagnosis and guide treatment for people with neuromuscular diseases. ... It has been demonstrated that neuromuscular ultrasound adds value to the diagnosis of nerve disease in over 80% of cases. ... it is the imaging option of choice in a variety of diseases. Neuromuscular ultrasound in particular is used in the diagnosis of ... Neuromuscular ultrasound is similar, and has some overlap with musculoskeletal ultrasound, although the latter pertains more to ...
Myotonic dystrophyMyotonic dystrophy
More than 40 neuromuscular disorders exist with close to 100 variants.[citation needed] As a result, people with multiple ... The clinical presentation for both people with DM1 and DM2 commonly differs from the conception of the diseases held by many ... November 2007). "Exercise therapy and other types of physical therapy for patients with neuromuscular diseases: a systematic ... Combined strengthening and aerobic training at moderate intensity was deemed safe for individuals with neuromuscular diseases. ...
Mitochondrial diseaseMitochondrial disease
Although mitochondrial diseases vary greatly in presentation from person to person, several major clinical categories of these ... The subclass of these diseases that have neuromuscular disease symptoms are often called a mitochondrial myopathy. Symptoms ... Mitochondrial disease at Curlie (based on DMOZ) North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Mitochondrial Disease Action ... heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory disorders, neurological problems, ...
Balance (ability)Balance (ability)
Populations such as the elderly, children with neuromuscular diseases, and those with motor deficits such as chronic ankle ... Sway is the horizontal movement of the centre of gravity even when a person is standing still. A certain amount of sway is ... To remain balanced, a person standing must be able to keep the vertical projection of their center of mass within their base of ... Another method to improve balance is perturbation training, which is an external force applied to a person's center of mass in ...
Shallow breathingShallow breathing
Gay, PC., & Edmonds, L.C. (1995). Severe hypercapnia after low-flow oxygen therapy in patients with neuromuscular disease and ... Most people who breathe shallowly do it throughout the day and are almost always unaware of the condition. In upper lobar ... It's a condition related to neuro-muscular disorders (NMDs) that include Lou Gehrig's Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Polio, Post- ... Bach, J.R. (1999). Guide to the evaluation and management of neuromuscular disease. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus. ...
Handwriting movement analysisHandwriting movement analysis
Target markets could include neuromuscular disease centers, drug and alcohol abuse clinics, occupational health centers and the ... It takes years of practice and maturing before a person has mastered the adult handwriting skill. Handwriting is not considered ... Another application was to evaluate persons with critical skills (e.g., airline pilots, bus drivers) for physical and mental ... Norms have been established for 3- to 70-year-old healthy persons. Deviations from the healthy norms will reflect different ...
Obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea
Many people benefit from sleeping at a 30-degree elevation of the upper body[34] or higher, as if in a recliner. Doing so helps ... "Journal of Thoracic Disease. 7 (8): 1311-1322. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.06.11. PMC 4561280. PMID 26380759.. ... The permanent premature muscular tonal loss in the upper airway may be precipitated by traumatic brain injury, neuromuscular ... Some people have more than one of these issues. There is also a theory that long-term snoring might induce local nerve lesions ...
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... never been available to persons with a neuromuscular disease. Semi-structured interviews, conducted with each young person- ... For a variety of reasons, the daily life experiences of young people living with neuromuscular disease are typically modified ... A Life Worth Smiling About: Experiences of Young People with Neuromuscular Disease Participating in the Duke of Edinburghs ... This study explored the experiences of eight young people with neuromuscular disease and their eight parental caregivers ...
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Increased acetylation of microtubules rescues human tau-induced microtubule defects and neuromuscular junction abnormalities in...Increased acetylation of microtubules rescues human tau-induced microtubule defects and neuromuscular junction abnormalities in...
First Person - Philipp Follwaczny and Alan Hsu. Have you seen our new series of interviews with the early-career first authors ... 2014). Tubastatin A/ACY-1215 improves cognition in Alzheimers disease transgenic mice. J. Alzheimers Dis. 41, 1193-1205. doi: ... Your Name) has sent you a message from Disease Models & Mechanisms Message Body (Your Name) thought you would like to see the ... 2007). Tau-mediated neurodegeneration in Alzheimers disease and related disorders. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 8, 663-672. doi:10.1038 ...
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Dmdmdx/Largemyd: a new mouse model of neuromuscular diseases useful for studying physiopathological mechanisms and testing...Dmdmdx/Largemyd: a new mouse model of neuromuscular diseases useful for studying physiopathological mechanisms and testing...
First Person - Philipp Follwaczny and Alan Hsu. Have you seen our new series of interviews with the early-career first authors ... Dmdmdx/Largemyd: a new mouse model of neuromuscular diseases useful for studying physiopathological mechanisms and testing ... Dmdmdx/Largemyd: a new mouse model of neuromuscular diseases useful for studying physiopathological mechanisms and testing ... Dmdmdx/Largemyd: a new mouse model of neuromuscular diseases useful for studying physiopathological mechanisms and testing ...
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Neuromuscular Diseases | Encyclopedia.comNeuromuscular Diseases | Encyclopedia.com
Muscular dystrophy The neuromyopathies Progressive muscular atrophy Resources Source for information on Neuromuscular Diseases ... Neuromuscular Diseases The motor unit Causes of neuromuscular dysfunction The neuropathies: symptoms and clinical findings ... Scoliosis and other spinal deformities are often diagnosed in people who show CMT at an early age and some people experience ... Neuromuscular Function and Disease: Basic, Clinical, and Electrodiagnostic Aspects. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 2002. ...
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... at BellaOnline ... I found that I had much to tell these children, not just about neuromuscular disease and the MDA, but about coping and thriving ... In addition, they raised enough to give the flu vaccination to six people with neuromuscular disease, which just might save ... BellaOnlines Neuromuscular Diseases Editor. Learning through Neuromuscular Disease. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak ...
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PhD Studentship in Neuromuscular Health: Determining the Role of Neuromuscular Decline in Ageing and Disease-related...PhD Studentship in Neuromuscular Health: Determining the Role of Neuromuscular Decline in Ageing and Disease-related...
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Neuromuscular Diseases related to vitamin ENeuromuscular Diseases related to vitamin E
Development of neuromuscular disease appears to depend upon the age of the animal when deficiency develops, the duration of ... Equine motor neuron disease: findings in 28 horses and proposal of a pathophysiological mechanism for the disease. Equine Vet J ... 2. What equine diseases are directly affected by a deficiency of vitamin E? Equine diseases that develop in the face of vitamin ... No; only certain animals demonstrate clinical signs of neuromuscular disease even if the alpha-tocopherol deficiency exists in ...
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Nervous System Diseases. Trauma, Nervous System. Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. Neuromuscular Diseases. Pain. Neurologic ... Brain Activity in People With Chronic Neuropathic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury. The safety and scientific validity of this study ... The information we learn in this study will help us create new treatment options to help people with SCI to manage their ... The purpose of this research study is to examine patterns of brain activity in people with SCI while they perform different ...
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Fameccanica, Fater and P&G for Telethon: effective support for people with neuromuscular diseases | Fater S.p.A.Fameccanica, Fater and P&G for Telethon: effective support for people with neuromuscular diseases | Fater S.p.A.
There are about 40,000 people in Italy affected by neuromuscular diseases. The known diseases are about 150, involving muscle ... Fameccanica, Fater and P&G for Telethon: effective support for people with neuromuscular diseases. A significant solidarity ... at the facilities in order to provide the people affected by neuromuscular disease with the closeness of their loved ones.. ... clinical center opening soon at the Agostino Gemelli General Hospital in Rome in favor of people with neuro-muscular diseases, ...
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Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease: Overview, Clinical Characteristics of Neuromuscular Disease, Management of...Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease: Overview, Clinical Characteristics of Neuromuscular Disease, Management of...
Most neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are incurable. However, an effective rehabilitation program can help maintain a patients ... Chronic pain in persons with neuromuscular disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Jun. 86(6):1155-63. [Medline]. ... encoded search term (Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease) and Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease ... Drugs & Diseases , Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Management of Neuromuscular Disease. Updated: Nov 03, ...
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Influenza and Neuromuscular Disease - Neuromuscular DiseasesInfluenza and Neuromuscular Disease - Neuromuscular Diseases
Influenza and Neuromuscular Disease - Neuromuscular Diseases at BellaOnline ... Individuals with neuromuscular disease are considered to be at high risk for complications from influenza such as pneumonia or ... According to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), while people with neuromuscular disease are at increased risk for ... Because neuromuscular disease can weaken the respiratory system, individuals with neuromuscular disease are considered to be at ...
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Young people with Degenerative Neuromuscular Diseases: How effective was Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer sports program...Young people with Degenerative Neuromuscular Diseases: How effective was Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer sports program...
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Valium vs. Xanax: How Are They Different?Valium vs. Xanax: How Are They Different?
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Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases1
Progressive neuromuscular disease2
Fatal neuromuscular disease1
Normal neuromuscular function2
Muscular dystrophies2
  • We study diseases such as the muscular dystrophies, dystonia and schizophrenia that have a have a strong genetic component. (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • Skeletal Muscle and Athletic Performance * Disease Mechanism in Muscular Dystrophies and Membrane Repair for Therapy * Gene Discovery in Inherited Myopathies * Neurofibromatosis (NF): Education and Learning/Clinical Trials (Tumours of NF1 and NF2) * Clinical Trials and Quality of Life * Neuroimmunology * Neurosurgery The INMR is a multi-disciplinary team involving over 40 clinicians, research scientists, genetic counsellors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists who care for over 1800 patients and their families. (edu.au)
Hereditary3
Centre2
  • Potential participants need to live less than 2.5 hours travel time from the centre because of the need for several visits and for the physiotherapist to travel to the gym where the person is exercising. (isrctn.com)
  • John Walton Neuromuscular Disease Centre, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University. (ncl.ac.uk)
Musculoskeletal2
Degenerative6
Pathophysiology2
Progression9
Dysfunction1
  • In addition to GARS , a variety of other genes associated with human peripheral neuropathy and axon degeneration are also being studied in the Burgess lab, and we are constantly vigilant for new mutations that present with neuromuscular dysfunction. (jax.org)
Disability5
  • These diseases cause muscles to become weaker over time which often leads to disability and risk of other disease due to inactivity. (isrctn.com)
  • Both diseases result in progressive muscle wasting with substantial morbidity and disability. (isrctn.com)
  • The phenotypic severity is largely determined by the age at which the disorder first occurs, with early-onset disease typically resulting in more disability compared with late-onset disease. (medscape.com)
  • As disability increases, people with a progressive condition shift their focus from the importance of workplace adjustments towards the role of considerate colleagues and, in particular, the willingness of a line manager to support job retention. (personneltoday.com)
  • Abstract: This project assists people who are aging with a disability by conducting a series of research studies using a database of more than 1,000 people who represent a variety of disabilities. (naric.com)
Duchenne muscular2
Respiratory failure6
  • 2005). Neurological and neuromuscular disease as risk factor for respiratory failure in children hospitalized with influenza infection. (bellaonline.com)
  • In some people who have presented with acute respiratory failure, there is an ongoing need for long-term use of NIV at home. (wikipedia.org)
  • NIV for acute respiratory failure is used particularly for severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but also for acute decompensated heart failure and other acute conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Non-invasive ventilation has been used since the 1940s for various indications, but its present-day use for chronic breathing problems arose in the 1980s for people with chronic respiratory muscle weakness, and in the 1990s on intensive care units and other acute care settings for acute respiratory failure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since 2000 acute NIV has been used widely in the treatment of acute respiratory failure, particularly in people with COPD, including on general wards rather than the intensive care unit setting. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most people with ALS die from respiratory failure, usually within 3 to 5 years from when the symptoms first appear. (medicinenet.com)
Pediatric1
Neurodegenerative diseases2
  • Tau normally associates with and stabilizes microtubules (MTs), but is hyperphosphorylated and aggregated into neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases, which are collectively known as tauopathies. (biologists.org)
  • We remain optimistic about the prospects of arimoclomol as a treatment for the devastating consequences of neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, and continue to work towards a potential partnership to help with further development. (medicalnewstoday.com)
Autoimmune disease1
Pathology3
  • Scientists call SMA a motor neuron disease, and there is post-mortem evidence that it does cause motor neurons to die," said Brian McCabe, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and cell biology and of neuroscience in the Motor Neuron Center, who led the first study. (healthcanal.com)
  • My work involves molecular pathology studies in medulloblastoma to enable biomarker discovery and improved risk-stratification and also aims to reduce the disease/treatment-associated burden in medulloblastoma survivors by understanding the key clinico-molecular correlates of late effects, developing/ assessing reduced intensity therapies, and advancing drug and rehabilitation strategies. (ncl.ac.uk)
  • The Blake laboratory investigates the molecular pathology of various neuromuscular, neuropsychiatric and neurological diseases. (cardiff.ac.uk)
Spinal cord5
  • This study is being conducted to study the effect of nabilone (a synthetic cannabinoid)on spasticity in spinal cord injured persons.The study will be a phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • Neuropathic pain is common among people with spinal cord injury (SCI), is often severe, and can interfere significantly with daily life. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • SMA is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by a loss of function of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) 1 gene, which leads to insufficient levels of SMN protein, progressive deterioration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and loss of motor neurons. (roche.com)
  • 2016) TWIICE, A fully actuated exoskeleton for people with Spinal Cord Injury. (epfl.ch)
  • Abstract: This project develops new stimulation patterns for a functional electrically stimulated (FES) leg cycle ergometer (LCE) that enable spinal-cord-injured persons to exercise with greater benefit. (naric.com)
Neurons4
  • However, it was not clear whether the death of motor neurons is a cause of the disease or an effect. (healthcanal.com)
  • Our findings in the fruit fly SMA model show that the disease originates in other motor circuit neurons, which then causes motor neurons to malfunction. (healthcanal.com)
  • The first drug treatment for the disease -- riluzole ( Rilutek ) is believed to reduce damage to motor neurons by decreasing the release of glutamate. (medicinenet.com)
  • However, FDA has approved first drug treatment for the disease riluzole (Rilutek), which is believed to reduce damage of motor neurons [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
Gene8
Clinic1
  • Mayo Clinic neurologists provide comprehensive evaluation of these diseases, including electrodiagnostic studies and other tests. (mayoclinic.org)
Nerves2
Metabolic5
Dystrophy6
Gait2
  • A high-stepped gait is characteristic of people with CMT. (healthcanal.com)
  • From gait measurements to design of assistive orthoses for people with neuromuscular diseases, A. Ortlieb · J. Olivier · M. Bouri · H. Bleuler · T. Kuntzer, ICORR, Singapore, 2015. (epfl.ch)
Gehrig's1
  • Sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease after the New York Yankee baseball player who developed it in 1939, ALS was the focus of a popular fund-raiser - the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - that raised $115 million for the ALS Association in 2014. (masslive.com)
Nerve and muscle1
Nervous system2
100,0003
Toxins3
  • The registry has funded some 16 research projects with a focus on genetic components, possible associations to other diseases as well exposure to environmental toxins. (masslive.com)
  • His predecessor in the same office, Judge Robert F. Kumor Jr ., had ALS as well and died from complications of the disease in 2013, raising issues of possible environmental toxins such as lead though recent initial testing at the 45-year-old courthouse building was said to be normal. (masslive.com)
  • She has long-standing expertise in the use of botulinum toxins for neurological conditions as well as the use of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, Essential tremor and dystonia. (ucdenver.edu)
Apnea4
Cardiovascular6
Chronic6
  • The information we learn in this study will help us create new treatment options to help people with SCI to manage their chronic neuropathic pain. (clinicaltrials.gov)
  • The uOBMRI researchers working on this goal are addressing problems such as the increased risk for heart disease in people who have chronic, severe MH problems or how exercise and diet affect MH problems, looking for new treatments and investigating mechanisms such as inflammation. (uottawa.ca)
  • Persons with SCI are at particular risk for certain types of morbidity, with some differences between problems in the acute and chronic phases. (medscape.com)
  • A study of persons with chronic SCI monitored in England for many years revealed an annual incidence of 23% for pressure ulceration and 20% for UTI. (medscape.com)
  • Sandy's friend is walking in her honor - standing beside her and the many others living the chronic disease. (cbs12.com)
  • Some people call it "chronic bronchitis" or emphysema. (webmd.com)
Laboratory1
  • My laboratory is particularly interested in the effects of inherited mutations and polymorphisms on the function of proteins implicated in these diseases. (cardiff.ac.uk)
Genetic Diseases1
  • What genetic diseases affecting men and women have same symptoms as MS, except for the brai. (medhelp.org)