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    Muscle & Nerve: Volume 53, Issue 6

    iv-x, 839-1007
    June 2016
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Issue Information – Masthead

  • Page: iv
  • First Published: 11 July 2016

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

  • Pages: v-vii
  • First Published: 11 July 2016

Between the Covers

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Selected Highlights in the June, 2016 Issue

  • Pages: viii-x
  • First Published: 11 July 2016

Editorial

The muscular dystrophy coordinating committee action plan for the muscular dystrophies

Heather I. Rieff PhD,  Jonelle K. Drugan PhD, MPH,  Thomas R. Cheever PhD,  Ashlee Van't Veer PhD,  Glen H. Nuckolls PhD,  Stephen I. Katz MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 839-841
  • First Published: 21 March 2016

Issues & Opinions

Accrued somatic mutations (nucleic acid changes) trigger ALS: 2005–2015 update

Carmel Armon MD, MHS, 
  • Pages: 842-849
  • First Published: 21 January 2016

AANEM Practice Topic

Consensus statement: Using laryngeal electromyography for the diagnosis and treatment of vocal cord paralysis

Michael C. Munin MD,  Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah MD, MS,  Clark A. Rosen MD,  Lucian Sulica MD,  Nicole Maronian MD,  Steven Mandel MD,  Bridget T. Carey MD,  Earl Craig MD,  Gary Gronseth MD, 
  • Pages: 850-855
  • First Published: 01 March 2016

Clinical Research

Causes of neuropathy in patients referred as “idiopathic neuropathy”

Khosro Farhad MD,  Rebecca Traub MD,  Katherine M. Ruzhansky MD,  Thomas H. Brannagan III MD, 
  • Pages: 856-861
  • First Published: 12 November 2015

Frequent laboratory abnormalities in CIDP patients

Alon Abraham MD,  Hana Albulaihe MD,  Majed Alabdali MD,  Mohammad Qrimli MD,  Ari Breiner MD,  Carolina Barnett MD,  Hans D. Katzberg MD,  Leif E. Lovblom MSc,  Bruce A. Perkins MD,  Vera Bril MD, 
  • Pages: 862-865
  • First Published: 17 November 2015

Diagnostic markers of axonal degeneration and demyelination in sensory nerve conduction

Shin J. Oh MD,  Shoji Hemmi MD,  Yuki Hatanaka MD, 
  • Pages: 866-871
  • First Published: 26 October 2015

Cost-minimization analysis comparing intravenous immunoglobulin with plasma exchange in the management of patients with myasthenia gravis

Julio C. Furlan MD, FRCPC,  David Barth MD, FRCPC,  Carolina Barnett MD,  Vera Bril MD, FRCPC, 
  • Pages: 872-876
  • First Published: 02 November 2015

Health care utilization and costs for children and adults with duchenne muscular dystrophy

Lucinda J. Teoh MSc,  Elizabeth A. Geelhoed PhD,  Klair Bayley BSc (Hons),  Helen Leonard MBChB,  Nigel G. Laing PhD, 
  • Pages: 877-884
  • First Published: 12 November 2015

Split-hand phenomenon in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A motor unit number index study

Dong-Gun Kim MD,  Yoon-ho Hong MD,  Je-young Shin MD,  Kee Hong Park MD,  Sung-Yeon Sohn MD,  Kwang-Woo Lee MD,  Kyung Seok Park MD,  Jung-Joon Sung MD, 
  • Pages: 885-888
  • First Published: 28 October 2015

Estimating motor unit numbers from a CMAP scan

Hugh Bostock PhD, 
  • Pages: 889-896
  • First Published: 19 October 2015

Anodal sensory nerve action potentials: From physiological understanding to potential clinical applicability

Joao Leote PhD,  Pedro Pereira MD,  Christopher Cabib MD,  Federica Cipullo MD,  Josep Valls-Sole MD, 
  • Pages: 897-905
  • First Published: 27 October 2015

Nerve ultrasound in electrophysiologically verified tarsal tunnel syndrome

Duminda Samarawickrama MBBS,  Aravinda K. Therimadasamy BSc,  Yee Cheun Chan MRCP,  Joy Vijayan MRCP,  Einar P. Wilder-Smith MD, 
  • Pages: 906-912
  • First Published: 12 November 2015

Isometric skeletal muscle force measurement in primary myopathies

Hans F. Ginz MD,  Paul A. Iaizzo PhD,  Kathi Schweikert MD,  William K. Durfee PhD, 
  • Pages: 913-917
  • First Published: 27 October 2015

Interrater and intrarater reliability of the semmes-weinstein monofilament 4-2-1 stepping algorithm

Brice A. Snyder MSAT, ATC,  Alexander D. Munter MSAT, ATC,  Megan N. Houston PhD, ATC,  Johanna M. Hoch PhD, ATC,  Matthew C. Hoch PhD, ATC, 
  • Pages: 918-924
  • First Published: 16 October 2015
Open Access

Signal recognition particle immunoglobulin g detected incidentally associates with autoimmune myopathy

Metha Apiwattanakul MD,  Margherita Milone MD, PhD,  Sean J. Pittock MD,  Thomas J. Kryzer AS,  James P. Fryer MS,  Orna O'toole MD,  Andrew Mckeon MD,  Vanda A. Lennon MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 925-932
  • First Published: 12 November 2015

Heterogeneity of muscle sizes in the lower limbs of children with cerebral palsy

Geoffrey G. Handsfield PhD,  Craig H. Meyer PhD,  Mark F. Abel MD,  Silvia S. Blemker PhD, 
  • Pages: 933-945
  • First Published: 13 November 2015

Assessment of obstetric brachial plexus injury with preoperative ultrasound

Edward C. Smith MD,  Kathryn Idol Xixis MD,  Gerald A. Grant MD,  Stuart A. Grant MB, ChB, 
  • Pages: 946-950
  • First Published: 13 November 2015

Basic & Translational Research

Effect of resistance ladder training on sparc expression in skeletal muscle of hindlimb immobilized rats

Jun Seok Son BS,  Jang Hoe Kim MS,  Hee-Jae Kim MS,  Dong Hyun Yoon MS,  Jin-Soo Kim MS,  Han Sol Song BS,  Wook Song PhD, 
  • Pages: 951-957
  • First Published: 15 October 2015

Single muscle fiber contractile properties in diabetic RAT muscle

Natividad RodríGuez-Reyes MS,  Ana E. RodríGuez-Zayas PhD,  Sabzali Javadov MD, PhD,  Walter R. Frontera MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 958-964
  • First Published: 24 November 2015

Effect of cooling foot sole skin receptors on achilles tendon reflex

Andresa M.C. Germano MS,  Günther Schlee PhD,  Thomas L. Milani PhD, 
  • Pages: 965-971
  • First Published: 26 April 2016

Short Report

Plasma neurofilament heavy chain is not a useful biomarker in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease

Alexander M. Rossor PhD,  Ching-Hua Liu PhD,  Axel Petzold PhD,  Andreas Malaspina PhD,  Matilde Laura PhD,  Linda Greensmith PhD,  Mary M. Reilly MD, 
  • Pages: 972-975
  • First Published: 25 March 2016

Cases of the Month

Adult polyglucosan body disease presenting as a unilateral progressive plexopathy

Elie Naddaf MD,  Charles D. Kassardjian MD,  Yasemin Gulcan Kurt MD,  Hasan Orhan Akman PhD,  Anthony J. Windebank MD, 
  • Pages: 976-981
  • First Published: 20 January 2016

Next generation sequencing detection of late onset pompe disease

Corrado Angelini MD,  Marco Savarese PhD,  Marina Fanin PhD,  Vincenzo Nigro MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 981-983
  • First Published: 21 January 2016

Adult-onset respiratory insufficiency, scoliosis, and distal joint hyperlaxity in patients with multiminicore disease due to novel Megf10 mutations

Teerin Liewluck MD,  Margherita Milone MD, PhD,  Xia Tian PhD,  Andrew G. Engel MD,  Nathan P. Staff MD, PhD,  Lee-Jun Wong PhD, 
  • Pages: 984-988
  • First Published: 23 January 2016

Noteworthy Cases

Prepubertal muscle-specific kinase myasthenia with a long and benign natural course

Vasiliki Zouvelou MD,  Georgios Velonakis MD, 
  • Page: 989
  • First Published: 10 December 2015

Overexertion-related focal ulnar neuropathy

Srikanth Muppidi MD,  James P. Orengo MD, PhD,  Amelie Lutz MD, 
  • Pages: 989-991
  • First Published: 10 December 2015

A surprising case of inclusion body myositis with positive endomysial C5b-9 staining

Stephanie Buchman BS,  Sankar Bandyopadhyay MD,  Jennifer Baccon MD, PhD,  Matthew Wicklund MD, 
  • Pages: 991-992
  • First Published: 13 December 2015

Sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence in a patient with anti-phospholipid syndrome–related autonomic neuropathy

Elisa Giorli MD,  Diego Franciotta MD, PhD,  Alberto Serventi MD,  Gian Andrea Binda MD,  Giorgio Canepa MD,  Gabriele Siciliano MD, PhD,  Fabio Giannini MD, PhD,  Valeria Prada PhD,  Angelo Schenone MD,  Luana Benedetti MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 992-994
  • First Published: 15 December 2015

Letters & Replies

Primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) can rarely mimic an acute peripheral neuropathy

Giuliana Galassi MD,  Fabio Forghieri MD, PhD,  Marcella Malagoli MD, 
  • Pages: 995-996
  • First Published: 25 March 2016

Reply

Nida Usmani MD,  Rita Bhatia MD,  Khema R. Sharma MD, 
  • Page: 997
  • First Published: 25 March 2016

Comment on: Malek MH et al. Muscle and Nerve 44: 432–438; 2011

William P. McKay MD, 
  • Pages: 997-998
  • First Published: 27 January 2016

Predictive value of symptoms and signs in ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Devon I. Rubin MD,  Elliot L. Dimberg MD,  Elizabeth Mauricio MD,  Jay A. Van Gerpen MD,  Julia Whitlock MD, 
  • Page: 998
  • First Published: 24 February 2016

Reply

David P. Speach MD,  John C. Elfar MD, 
  • Pages: 998-999
  • First Published: 24 February 2016

Many names and a single disease: The plurality of the Sensory Neuronopathies

Alberto R.M. Martinez MD,  Raphael F. Casseb BSc,  Anamarli Nucci MD, PhD,  Marcondes C. França Jr MD, PhD, 
  • Page: 999
  • First Published: 01 March 2016

Errata

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Erratum: Respiratory Motor Function in Individuals with Centronuclear Myopathies

  • Page: 1000
  • First Published: 09 May 2016

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Erratum: Reply: Respiratory motor function in centronuclear myopathy

  • Page: 1001
  • First Published: 09 May 2016

Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

  • Page: 1002
  • First Published: 14 May 2016

AANEM News and Comments

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AANEM News and Comments

  • Pages: 1003-1005
  • First Published: 14 May 2016

AANEM Application

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AANEM Application

  • Pages: 1006-1007
  • First Published: 14 May 2016