Motor Disorders
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Motor disorders are malfunctions of the nervous system that cause involuntary or uncontrollable movements or actions of the body. These disorders can cause lack of intended movement or an excess of involuntary movement.
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Wiki Number: 29 Motor Disorders
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- Relevance of muscle biopsies in the neonatal and early infantile period: a 52 years retrospective study in the gene-sequencing eraby Mai Thao Bui on December 21, 2024
Neuromuscular disorders (NMD) with neonatal or early infantile onset are usually severe and differ in symptoms, complications, and treatment options. The establishment of a diagnosis relies on the combination of clinical examination, morphological analyses of muscle biopsies, and genetic investigations. Here, we re-evaluated and classified a unique collection of 535 muscle biopsies from NMD infants aged 0-6 months examined over a period of 52 years. We aimed to assess the importance and...
- Dorsolateral pontine lesions produce distinct ocular motor abnormalities with anatomical correlationsby Hyun Sung Kim on December 21, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that unilateral DLP lesions frequently present with isolated AVS and diverse ocular motor abnormalities. These characteristics may be due to the complex involvement of afferent or efferent fibers to and from the VN.
- Propranolol Reduces Parkinson's Tremor and Inhibits Tremor-Related Activity in the Motor Cortex: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trialby Anouk van der Heide on December 21, 2024
OBJECTIVE: Parkinson's disease (PD) resting tremor is thought to be initiated in the basal ganglia and amplified in the cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit. Because stress worsens tremor, the noradrenergic system may play a role in amplifying tremor. We tested if and how propranolol, a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist, reduces PD tremor and whether or not this effect is specific to stressful conditions.
- Case report: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy with severe central nervous system demyelination: a clinicopathological studyby Goichi Beck on December 20, 2024
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated disease that mainly affects the peripheral nerves and nerve roots and typically presents with distal dominant motor and sensory disturbances as clinical symptoms. Central nervous system (CNS) demyelination with inflammation occurs infrequently in patients with CIDP. Here, we present a unique autopsy report of CIDP causing severe demyelination along the entire spinal cord. A Japanese woman exhibited progressive...