The decremental response follows repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) completed earlier in proximal muscles compared with distal muscles in a study of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and ...

Background Hamstring muscle injuries are notoriously found among the most common causes of abstinence and delayed return to sport, in a variety of track, field and other high level athletes. In this ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

Researchers have identified a genetic signature found exclusively in the nerve cells that supply, or innervate, the muscles of an organism's outermost extremities: the hands and feet. The findings ...

Background: Hamstring injuries are common especially in athletes. Partial and complete tears of the proximal origin may cause pain and functional loss. Objective: To evaluate the results of surgical ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition in which the anterior horn motor neurons, as well as other lower motor neurons in the brain stem nuclei, degenerate due to mutations in the ...

Q: I started to develop weakness that made it hard for me to get out of a chair. My doctor thinks it may be polymyositis and referred me to a specialist. What is this disease? A: Polymyositis (PM) is ...