Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases - part 5 ppt

... Sensory loss in a case of anterior tarsal tun- nel syndrome, atrophy of exten- sor digitorum brevis muscle. C Atrophy of the the extensor dig- itorum brevis muscle. D Oppo- site foot with a normal ... divisions of the ventral rami of L4, L5, S1, and S2. The nerve pierces the head of the superficial peroneal muscle (which forms a tendinous arch over the nerve) to reach the anterior...

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... ryanodin receptor. In various types of myositis, antibodies like anti-Jo 1, anti-PL 7, anti-PL 12, anti-OJ, anti-EJ, anti-KS, and several others have been described. Some of them may help to predict ... authors of this book are American and European neurologists. This book is termed a neuromuscular atlas and is designed to help in the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases at all l...

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... SL (1997) III, IV, VI nerve palsies. In: Newman NJ (ed) Neuro-ophthalmology. American Academy of Neurology, Boston, pp 14 5- 3 3–14 5- 5 0 Gurinsky JS, Quencer RM, Post MJ (1983) Sixth nerve ophthalmoplegia ... Psychiatry 71: 57 7 58 2 Stewart JD (2000) Peripheral neuropathic pain. In: Stewart JD (ed) Focal peripheral neuropathies. Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp 53 1 55 0...

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... Epidemiology of cervical radicul- opathy. A population based study of Rochester, Minnesota, 1976 through 1990. Brain 117: 3 25 3 35 Prognosis References 113 Lesions of the plexus are often associated ... individuals between 36 and 76 years (median 65 years). The duration of diabetes has a median of 4.1 years (range 0–36 years), HbA1c has a median value of 7 .5 (range 5 12). Th...

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... of the ulnar nerve: ulnar aspect of the palm, volar surface of the fifth digit, and ulnar half of the fourth digit. Sensory distribution of the dorsal sensory branch: ulnar aspect of dorsum of hand, ... muscle 156 Fig. 9. Transsection of the me- dian nerve and sural nerve inter- plantate in a 24 month follow up. A Orators hand prior to op- eration, B after 24 months the long...

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... Infil- tration of the peripheral nerve by collections of B cells, with disruption of normal sural nerve architecture. B Disruption of myelin, with myelin splaying, and partial loss of axons 2 75 Vasculitic ... nerve amyloi- dosis. The biopsy shows a con- go red stained section with evi- dence of apple green birefrin- gence in amyloid deposits with- in endoneurial vessels 261 Ther...

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... (12): 1629–1 650 Reilly MM (2000) Classification of the hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies. Curr Opin Neurol 13 (5) : 56 1 56 4 Roa BB, Garcia CA, Lupski JR (199 1-1 992) Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease ... inflam- matory demyelinating poly- neuropathy. A Multiple inflam- matory cells in the endoneuri- um of the sural nerve (black ar- row). B Variation in myelin thickness in the pr...

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... Curr Opin Neurol 15: 52 5 53 1 Askanas V, Engel WK, Alvarez RB, et al (1992) Beta-Amyloid protein immunoreactivity in muscle of patients with inclusion-body myositis. Lancet 339: 56 0 56 1 Dalakas MC ... the presentation of MG. Antibodies against the AChR are present in 80% of generalized cases and 50 % of ocular/bulbar cases. 15% of cases are seronegative. Some of these “sero-...

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... will often decrease the severity of the attacks. Acetazolamide sustained release tablets (50 0–2000 mg/d) or dichlorphenamide (50 – 150 mg/d) may reduce the frequen- cy of the attacks. Use of potassium ... symptoms of patients. Prognosis for ALS is poor and the progression of the disease is generally relentless. The average 5- year survival is 25% . The mean duration of disease...

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... patients with HIV infection, affecting more than 50 % of them; however, the size is less than 25 mm in 90% of cases, generally due to HIV- and/or HCV-relat ed reactive hyperplasia. The abdominal ... ultrasound examina- tion, followed by diarrhea and hepatic pathology from co-infection by HIV/HCV. Pa in still presents an incidence of 15% , whereas HIV- related disease is responsi ble...

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