Abbreviations: AASM American Academy of Sleep Medicine; ACCP American College of Chest Physicians; AHI apnea-hypopnea index; AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; ATS American Thoracic Society; CPAP continuous positive airway pressure; EMG electromyogram; ERC Evidence Review Committee; LR likelihood ratio; RDI respiratory disturbance index; REM rapid eye movement; ROC receiver operat...

Muscle weakness, stiffness and delayed tendon jerk relaxation are usual features of hypothyroidism while muscle hypertrophy, myoedema and wasting are occasionally seen. A 60-year-old male, who presented with proximal muscle weakness and muscle hypertrophy has been reported here. Thyroid function tests, electromyogram and muscle biopsy established the diagnosis of thyroid myopathy with Hoffman's...

STUDY DESIGN Twenty healthy volunteers in a laboratory were subjected to rear-end impacts 4.4, 7.9, 10.9, and 13.1 m/s acceleration, with head rotation to the right and left. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the response of the cervical muscles to increasing low-velocity rear impacts when the head is rotated at the time of impact. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA A previous st...