A Clinician's View of Neuromuscular Diseases |
Contents
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 receptor activity amyotrophic lateral sclerosis antibody Arch associated ATPase biochemical blood bulbar carnitine carnitine deficiency carrier cause cells central core disease changes child congenital muscular dystrophy contractures decreased defect denervation dermatomyositis described diagnosis disorder distal doses Duchenne dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy elevation endplate 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 membrane metabolism mild mitochondrial motor neuron disease muscle biopsy muscle fibers Muscle Nerve myasthenia gravis myasthenic myoglobin myoglobinuria myositis myotonia myotonic dystrophy nemaline myopathy Neurol Neurology neuromuscular disease normal noted occur onset oxidative oxygen patients periodic paralysis phosphorylase polymyositis potassium prednisone progressive protein ptosis reaction respiratory response seen serum severe shoulder showed spinal muscular atrophy stain steroids studies symptoms syndrome tissue treatment Type 1 fiber usually walk