Latest articles for Neuromuscular Disorders

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...

Publish date: May 14, 2018

Dr. Sanjak describes a proposed test for assessing lower-limb muscle strength in patients with ALS.

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...

Patients with spastic arm paralysis who receive a contralateral C7 nerve graft from their nonparalyzed side to their paralyzed side may have...

SAN DIEGO—Cross-species genetic screens are helping researchers find molecules that modulate the proteins that cause adult neurodegenerative...

When a patient has a heart attack or stroke, it is critical for his or her clinician to perform a follow-up cholesterol test, according to a study...

People with ataxia lose muscle control in their legs and arms, which can lead to a lack of coordination and balance, as well as gait disturbance....

The number of outpatient visits involving CNS polypharmacy by adults aged 65 and older more than doubled between 2004 and 2013, especially among...

Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder characterized by repetitive, involuntary muscle tics. These movements may occur occasionally or...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military personnel, and people with...