Introduction Abnormalities of horizontal gaze are common in strokes involving the caudal part of the pons and generally associated with motor, sensory, cerebellar and cranial nerve dysfunction. Isolated abducens nerve palsy is rare [1, 2] and due to a small lesion which affects the radicular fascicles of the 6th cranial nerve and spares the abducens nucleus [3] . Conversely, abducens nucleus le...

the potential changes in neuromuscular blockade after chronic (>24 h) administration of sub-paralytic doses of two newly introduced aminosteroidal muscle relaxants were investigated. org-9426 (rocuronium) and org-9487 were studied in the in vivo guinea pig gastrocnemius muscle-sciatic nerve preparation. the problems seen after prolonged administration of muscle relaxants are thought to arise fr...

Surface EMG, muscle fibre conduction velocity (MFCV), muscle force, and biochemical variables were investigated in a 13-year-old boy with familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis during and after three attacks of paralysis. After normalisation of the serum potassium values, strength rapidly returned to interictal values, but the integrated EMG and to a lesser extent the MFCV recovered more slow...

Defective muscles and associated nerves affect the functioning of the parts of the human body leading to paralysis. In order to provide temporal recovery from paralysis the affected muscles can be identified and stimulated in a periodic sequence by driving required electrical current intensity into the muscle. The amplitude, frequency and pulse width of the muscle current are adjusted to see th...

Periodic flaccid paralysis of skeletal muscle occurring in a thyrotoxic patient, an unusual and dramatic event, is seen predominantly in Oriental men. It is important to remember the clinical association between periodic paralysis and thyrotoxicosis.

The management of facial paralysis is one of the most complex areas of reconstructive surgery. Given the wide variety of functional and cosmetic deficits in the facial paralysis patient, the reconstructive surgeon requires a thorough understanding of the surgical techniques available to treat this condition. This review article will focus on surgical management of facial paralysis and the treat...

Surface EMG, muscle fiber conduction velocity (MFCV), muscle force and biochemical variables were investigated in a 13-year-old boy with familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HOPP) during and after three attacks of paralysis. After normalisation of the serum potassium values, strength rapidly returned to interictal values, but the integrated EMG and to a lesser extent the MFCV recovered mor...

Introduction: 
 Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (THPP) is a rare hereditary disorder which characterized by thyroid hormone elevation, low blood potassium level and recurrent acute muscle weakness. Basic pathology thought to be the increase in activity sodium-potassium pump (Na+/K+ATPase). Case report: Here we report case of 31-year-old male that presented with weakness his legs,...