A 62 year old male hypertensive patient with known diabetes mellitus and diVuse arteriopathy was admitted for cardiac failure. On hospital day 2, septic shock due to an unidentified micro-organism, encephalopathy, and flaccid paraplegia developed. On day 4, dry gangrene of all toes and progressive coma appeared. He died on hospital day 22 of multiorgan failure. Nerve conduction studies carried ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: NMJD: Neuromuscular Junction Disorders; ENG: Electro Neurography; EMG: Electro Myography; RNS: Repetitive Nerve Stimulation; SFEMG: Single Fiber ElectroMyoGraphy; AChR Ab: AcetylCholine Receptor Antibody; anti-MuSk Ab: antiMuscle Specific kinase Antibody; TA: Tyro Arythenoid muscle; CMAP: Compound Motor Action Potential; Lrp4 Ab: Lipo...

Abstract Background The homeobox gene Homeobox B7 (HOXB7) is overexpressed across a range of cancers and promotes tumorigenesis through varying effects on proliferation, survival, migration invasion. However, its expression pattern oncogenic role HOXB7 in head neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remain largely unexplored. Here, we aimed to explore the HOXB7, clinical significance as well funct...

BACKGROUND The appropriate elbow position of short-segment nerve conduction study (SSNCS) to diagnose cubital tunnel syndrome (CubTS) is still controversial. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of different elbow positions at full extension and 70° flexion on SSNCS in CubTS. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, the clinical data of seventy elbows from 59 CubTS patients betwee...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It is recommended that Botox be used within 5 hours of reconstitution, which results in substantial quantities being discarded. This is not only uneconomic, but also inconvenient for treating patients. The aim of this study was to determine the potencies of Botox used within 2 hours of reconstitution with unpreserved saline, the same Botox refrigerated (at +4℃) 72 hours a...

Fasciculations are a characteristic feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and can arise proximally or distally in the motor neuron, indicating a widespread disturbance in membrane excitability. Previous studies of axonal excitability properties (i.e. threshold electrotonus, strength-duration time constant) have suggested respectively that change in potassium or sodium channels may be ...

Acute and chronic respiratory failure is a common and potentially life-threatening feature in patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD). The causes may be varied, and can involve both the central and peripheral nervous system. To evaluate the incidence of respiratory muscle involvement and the function of the central motor inspiratory pathway to phrenic motor neurons we performed magnetic stimulati...

Strength loss following disuse may result from alterations in muscle and/or neurological properties. In this paper, we report our findings on human plantar flexor muscle properties following 4 wk of limb suspension (unilateral lower limb suspension), along with the effect of applied ischemia (Isc) on these properties. In the companion paper (Part II), we report our findings on the changes in ne...