Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases - part 10 docx

... communica- tion. Progression of ALS may impose severe communication- al problems. Dysarthria and in- ability to speak can be com- pensated in some patients with computer devices, such as spe- cial ... 122 Cervical spinal nerves 89 Cervical spondylosis 123 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1, CMT-1 324 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2, CMT-2 327 Chemotherapy and neuropathy 315 Chloramphenic...

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... A 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 275 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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... 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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... constant clearing of the throat. Causes of focal damage of the recurrent laryngeal nerve include diseases of the lung, tumors in the thoracic cavity (lung cancer), aneurysm of the aortic arch, ... and oral cavity, tongue, teeth, part of external aspect of tympanic mem- brane, meninges of anterior, and middle cranial fossa. The trigeminal nuclei consist of a motor nucleus...

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... C8 93 Fig. 4. Neurofibromatosis and the brachial plexus. A MRI of the nerve roots and brachial plexus. Note tumorous enlarge- ment of nerve roots and C bra- chial plexus. B Note the palpa- ble supraclavicular ... Traumatic lesion of the left brachial plexus. Note the deltoid muscle and muscles fix- ing the scapula are intact. Atro- phy of the lower arm and hand muscles. Note the inwar...

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... of palm. Also, loss of dexterity and loss of control of the small finger. Sensory distribution of the ulnar nerve: ulnar aspect of the palm, volar surface of the fifth digit, and ulnar half of ... distribution of the dorsal sensory branch: ulnar aspect of dorsum of hand, and fourth and fifth digit. Motor disability: weakness of pinch between thumb and adjacent digits (...

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... 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 ... is part of the brachial plexus. Intercostobrachial nerve: Originates from the lateral cutaneous nerve of the second and third intercostal nerves to innervate the posterior part of...

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... retraction of myelin and focal axonal accumula- tion of 10 nm neurofilaments. Slow onset of distal sensory pain, followed by calf pain and distal weakness. Variable degrees of atrophy, loss of ankle ... 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 pre...

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... upregulation of Fas-induced apoptosis, or by induction of oxidative intermediates such as nitric oxide and peroxynitrites due to upregulation of nitric oxide synthase. There is also upreg- ulation of anti-apoptotic ... rely on an understanding of muscle electrophysiology, pathology, and genetics to differentiate between an ever-increasing number of complex disorders of mus- cle....

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