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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Pattern of outflow to muscles may be similar to chronological changes at neurons
February 21st, 2005
A recent report describes chronological changes of sympathetic outflow to muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. According to the report from Japan, "To confirm correlations between muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and patients' chronological data, we selected 40 consecutive patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) recorded by similar methods. MSNA at rest was quantified as the number of sympathetic bursts per 100 heartbeats and as the value expressed as a percentage of the predicted value based on control data." K. Shindo and colleagues of the University of Yamanashi Hospital reported, "Twelve patients who underwent...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2005-02-21)
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