A Clinician's View of Neuromuscular Diseases |
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Chapter 1 THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS | 1 |
Late Onset Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy | 48 |
Other Motor Neuron Diseases | 69 |
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abnormal acetylcholine acid maltase activity amyotrophic lateral sclerosis antibody antigens Arch associated ATPase biochemical blood carnitine carnitine deficiency carrier cells central core disease changes child congenital contractures decreased defect denervation dermatomyositis described diagnosis DiMauro disorder distal doses Duchenne dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy elevation Engel enzyme exercise test facioscapulohumeral dystrophy fasciculations fatty acids Figure forearm function genetic glycogen hyperkalemic periodic paralysis hypotonia illness increased infantile internal nuclei involved kinase lactate legs levels limb lipid membrane metabolism mild mitochondrial motor neuron disease muscle biopsy muscle fibers Muscle Nerve muscle pain myasthenia gravis myasthenic myoglobin myoglobinuria myositis myotonia myotonic dystrophy nemaline myopathy Neurol Neurology neuromuscular disease normal noted occurs onset oxidative oxygen patients periodic paralysis phosphorylase polymyositis potassium protein ptosis reaction receptor respiratory response seen serum severe shoulders showed spinal muscular atrophy stain steroids suggested symptoms syndrome tissue treatment Type 1 fiber usually weakness