The sensitivity and specificity of nerve conduction studies (NCS's) and electromyography (EMG)
for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome CTS) were evaluated by a critical review of …

Skeletal muscle can undergo rapid growth in response to a sudden increase in work load.
For example, the rat soleus muscle increases in weight by 40% within six days after the …

Brody disease is a rare inherited disorder of skeletal muscle function. Symptoms include
exercise-induced impairment of skeletal muscle relaxation, stiffness and cramps. Ca 2+ uptake …

Although statins are remarkably effective, they are still underprescribed because of concerns
about muscle toxicity. We review the aspects of statin myopathy that are important to the …

This longitudinal study of 194 patients with sporadic ALS demonstrated that it is possible for
physicians to predict the approximate survival time for an individual ALS patient given: (1) …

Four male patients from two families were first seen with impaired skeletal muscle relaxation
that rapidly worsened during exercise. Muscle biopsies from 2 patients were examined by …

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral mononeuropathy and often
requires one or more therapies including surgery. The results of electrodiagnostic (EDX) …

Extensive research has documented that medical care in the United States is not of optimal
quality, meaning that well‐established care processes are not consistently provided to the …

More than 95% of people in the United States are infected with the varicella zoster virus at
some time in life, and this infection usually is manifested as chicken pox during childhood. The …

Work-induced growth of rat soleus muscle is accompanied by an early increase in new RNA
synthesis. To determine the cell type(s) responsible for the increased RNA synthesis, we …