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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is one of the immune-mediated polyneuropathies responsive to immunotherapy. Its usual clinical presentation is a chronic course of symmetric sensorimotor affectation of both proximal and distal extremities with signs of demyelination on
Microglia colonise the brain parenchyma at early stages of development and accumulate in specific regions where they participate in cell death, angiogenesis, neurogenesis and synapse elimination. A recurring feature of embryonic microglial is their association with developing axon tracts, which,
Since the first cases described in 1986, multifocal motor neuropathy with persistent conduction blocks (MMN) appears to be a well-defined nosological entity. Clinical features include male-predominant occurrence, weakness often accompanied by cramps and fasciculations; topography of the motor
BACKGROUND
Cramp-fasciculation syndrome is a peripheral nerve hyperexcitability disorder, which could be caused by inflammatory neuropathy.
METHODS
We describe a 51-year-old woman who presented with a 4- to 5-year history of fasciculations and painful cramping of the right thenar
Surface electromyography (EMG) and muscle sonography both facilitate the detection of fasciculations. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of fasciculations in 10 lower extremity muscles in 58 subjects 47 +/- 18 years of age without and 54 patients 52 +/- 15 years of age with various
Recently a subset of chronic demyelinating inflammatory polyneuropathies with asymmetrical involvement limited to upper limbs, at least at the onset, resembling a multifocal mononeuropathy has been described. Electrodiagnostic testing disclosed multifocal CB outside the common entrapment sites has
We report the first case of Isaacs' syndrome in which an inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy was documented histologically. For 9 months, the patient developed slowly progressive weakness, muscle spasms and stiffness, fasciculations, and myokymia in the arms, which were unmodified by sleep. Nerve
Anesthetized rams envenomed s.c. with 40 microg/kg Tityus discrepans scorpion venom developed fasciculation, hypothermia, polyuria, pulmonary wet rales, tachypnea, respiratory distress and arrhythmia. Rams developed a cascade of inflammation reactions, characterized by activation of macrophages,
Muscle injuries that were suspected only on the basis of clinical examination are now readily demonstrated and characterized using MR imaging. Imaging is used not only for assessment of location, type, and severity of muscle injuries; it plays an important role in treatment planning, and the
Fourteen survivors of paralytic poliomyelitis experienced new symptoms after years of stability. Seven patients had lost functional capacity, with joint pain, instability and recurrent falls, but were again stable and remained essentially unchanged during a 3-year follow-up period. Seven others had
The causes of skeletal muscle weakness are multiple and their diagnosis is difficult, particularly in atypical myopathy. We report the observation of 58-old woman, who presents a muscle weakness of lower limbs with elevation of muscle's enzymes. These symptoms were bound initially to polymyosistis.
A 73-year-old man with a 16-year history of fasciculations and 15 years of weakness in his right arm was diagnosed with focal motor neuron disease. After 10 years of purely motor symptoms, he developed mild parasthesias although his sensory examination remained normal. Reflexes were reduced or
The stiff-man syndrome (SMS) is characterised by rigidity and spasm of predominantly axial and proximal limb muscles. The cause of the condition is unknown but the finding of antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in approximately 60% of patients has suggested an autoimmune basis.