Dr. Franz Zimmerlin on Hereditary (family) progressive muscular Atrophy

Progressive Muscular Atrophy

a crack-like ulceration at the junction of the skin and mucous membrane in the two sides of the nose alternately?recurrent attacks of these two complainta during JDecember-January last in a case of progressive muscular atrophy was treated and cured with Bi, plunocaine and sulfanilamide mixed with honey. Was it correct to think that these troubles were of a trophic origin ? As to the P.M.A. the ...

Progressive Muscular Atrophy

Electromyographic analysis in spinal progressive muscular atrophy, juvenile unilateral muscular atrophy, neural progressive muscular atrophy and myeloradiculoneuritis.

Recently, as diagnostic aids of neurological science, not only electromyography but also other techniques such as motor nerve conduction velocity, evoked potentials and strength-duration curve have been performed. In this paper, the first, the standard value of conduction velocities and the critical value of reduced conduction velocities in pathologic condition were discussed, because the probl...

Distal hereditary upper limb muscular atrophy.

OBJECTIVES To identify the clinical, electrophysiological, and genetic characteristics of a family with an unusual form of hereditary motor neuron disease. METHODS Surviving members of a pedigree in which affected members presented with weakness and atrophy of distal musculature in the upper limbs were examined clinically and electrophysiologically, and had genetic testing. RESULTS The dise...

The diagnostic dilemma of progressive muscular atrophy.

Progressive muscle atrophy is a rare subtype of motor neuron disease that affects only the lower motor neurons and presents as asymmetrical rapidly progressive muscle weakness, atrophy and normal sensations. The diagnostic electrophysiological findings are denervation potentials in three out of four body segments (bulbar, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral). The disease is fatal and the managem...