Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) and critical illness myopathy (CIM ... with recording electrodes being placed distal or proximal to the stimulating electrode. Distal motor and sensory ...

and moderate proximal muscle weakness. Her laboratory evaluation showed a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C reactive protein (CRP), and muscle enzymes. Electromyography findings were ...

Proximal muscle weakness was documented in most patients (90%). Interestingly, one patient (patient 6, table 1) displayed a predominantly axial myopathy (camptocormia). Three patients (15%) presented ...

However, it is important to identify those who may have an underlying myopathy or muscular dystrophy ... The presence of previously unrecognised proximal weakness, ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, dystonia, ...

Acute necrotising myopathy is a rare myopathy with necrosis of muscle fibres. It is proximal, rapidly progressive, associated with rhabdomyolysis, and usually fatal. Standard investigations including ...

Hoffmann syndrome, a rare manifestation of hypothyroid myopathy in adults, is characterised by muscle weakness, stiffness and pseudohypertrophy. Here, we report the case of a middle-aged man who ...

There was no weakness of the proximal muscles of both arms ... but relative symmetry has been described) or a distal myopathy. Extensively nerve conduction studies showed prolonged distal motor ...

Mild muscle wasting predominantly involving the paraspinal, peri-scapular and proximal upper limb muscles was present ... during exercise should lead the doctor to suspect a metabolic myopathy. A ...

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is the most common muscle-wasting disease in people older than 45 years and is associated with progressive proximal and distal limb ... familial IBM and hereditary ...

Dermatomyositis and lupus may share symptoms in some cases. Here's what you need to know about these autoimmune conditions.

Background Proximal muscle rehabilitation is commonly prescribed to address muscle strength and function deficits in individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP). This review (1) evaluates the efficacy ...