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Abnormal neuromuscular transmission in an infantile myasthenic syndrome
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1984-07)
A term infant required intubation for respiratory depression. Examination revealed hypotonia and areflexia with intact extraocular movements. Electrodiagnostic studies demonstrated defective neuromuscular transmission ...
Transient Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1989-01)
We present a patient who developed the Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Severe proximal weakness with electrodiagnostic evidence of LEMS developed over 2 days ...
Prognosis in long-term immunosuppressive treatment of refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
(Elsevier, 1992-01)
Treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) frequently includes use of immunosuppressive agents. Controlled treatment trials demonstrating efficacy are available only for prednisone and therapeutic ...
Survey of electrodiagnostic laboratories regarding hemorrhagic complications from needle electromyography
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-09)
Little is known about the complications of needle electromyography (EMG) performed on anticoagulated patients, and no guidelines exist regarding its performance. We conducted an anonymous survey of academic EMG laboratories ...
Median mononeuropathy among active workers: Are there differences between symptomatic and asymptomatic workers?
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998-04)
The objective was to determine whether symptomatic workers with an abnormal sensory nerve conduction study consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome differed, in terms of electrophysiologic measures, psychosocial, demographic, ...
n-hexane neuropathy due to rubber cement sniffing
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997-11)
n-Hexane neuropathy has been described after glue sniffing and industrial exposure. Onset may be subacute and reminiscent of Guillain-BarrÉ syndrome. Although the primary pathology is axonal, electrophysiologic evaluation ...
Collet-Sicard syndrome mimicking neuralgic amyotrophy
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997-09)
A man with shoulder pain, wasting, and weakness had ipsilateral cranial nerve abnormalities. Electrodiagnostic studies supported a diagnosis of neuralgic amyotrophy, but we later demonstrated a spinal accessory mononeuropathy ...
Workplace surveillance for carpal tunnel syndrome using hand diagrams
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-12)
Four hundred and eleven workers from 4 different companies participated in a worksite screening program designed, in part, to estimate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Each worker completed a discomfort ...
Peripheral neuropathy in osteosclerotic myeloma: Clinical and electrodiagnostic improvement with chemotherapy
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1984-02)
A patient with a severe remote-effect polyneuropathy and other paraneoplastic features of osteosclerotic myeloma improved dramatically with melphalan and prednisone treatment. Serial electrodiagnostic studies provided an ...
The importance of age effects on performance in the assessment of clinical trials
(Elsevier, 1973-11)
Forty young adult normal subjects, 10 Parkinson's disease patients and their 10 matched normal subjects, and 10 multiple sclerosis patients and their 10 matched normal subjects were evaluated in the Quantitative Examination ...