Latest articles for Neuromuscular Disorders
News
Motor neuron disease spasticity improved with cannabis-based oral spray, antispasticity drugs
Proof-of-concept trial shows encouraging findings that must be confirmed in larger and longer trials.
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CDC: Acute flaccid myelitis on the decline for 2018
Pattern of reduced cases in November “appears to be repeating.”
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Firdapse approved: First treatment for rare autoimmune disorder
Amifampridine (Firdapse) has been approved by the FDA for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, which affects the nerves’ connection with muscles.
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Conference Coverage
Does Thymectomy Benefit Patients With Anti-MuSK Myasthenia Gravis?
WASHINGTON, DC—Among patients with anti-muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) myasthenia gravis, thymectomy is not associated...
Conference Coverage
Disability in Patients With Stiff Person Syndrome May Progress Faster Than Thought
WASHINGTON, DC—Stiff person syndrome leads to disability if therapy is not initiated early in the disease course,...
Conference Coverage
New Registry Offers Insight Into Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
WASHINGTON – Most patients with opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome experience ataxia, among multiple other symptoms.
Commentary
Childhood Neuromuscular Disease as a Metaphor for the Scientific Advances in Child Neurology of the Last Quarter Century
John B. Bodensteiner, MD
Dr. Bodensteiner is Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and...
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Mohammed Sanjak, PhD
Dr. Sanjak describes a proposed test for assessing lower-limb muscle strength in patients with ALS.
Conference Coverage
Conference News Roundup—Association of Academic Physiatrists
A person with a spinal cord injury can improve his or her ability to grip and move household objects by using an electrical stimulation device...