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    Muscle & Nerve: Volume 54, Issue 3

    i-vii, 353-652, iii-iv
    September 2016
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Issue Information – Masthead

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  • First Published: 16 August 2016

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

  • Pages: ii-iv
  • First Published: 16 August 2016

Between the Covers

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Selected Highlights in the September, 2016 Issue

  • Pages: v-vii
  • First Published: 16 August 2016

Invited Review

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Management of asymptomatic gene carriers of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Hartmut H.-J. Schmidt MD,  Fabio Barroso MD,  Alejandra González-Duarte MD,  Isabel Conceição MD,  Laura Obici MD,  Denis Keohane MD,  Leslie Amass PhD, 
  • Pages: 353-360
  • First Published: 06 June 2016

Issues & Opinions

Can cross-talk occur in human myelinated nerve fibers?

Alan McComas MB, 
  • Pages: 361-365
  • First Published: 23 May 2016

AANEM Technology Review

Establishing high-quality reference values for nerve conduction studies: A report from the normative data task force of the American Association Of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Timothy Dillingham MD,  Shan Chen MD, PhD,  Michael Andary MD,  Ralph Buschbacher MD,  David Del Toro MD,  Benn Smith MD,  Kuno Zimmermann DO, PhD,  Yuen SO MD, 
  • Pages: 366-370
  • First Published: 30 May 2016

AANEM Practice Topic

Electrodiagnostic reference values for upper and lower limb nerve conduction studies in adult populations

Shan Chen MD, PhD,  Michael Andary MD, MS,  Ralph Buschbacher MD,  David Del Toro MD,  Benn Smith MD,  Yuen So MD,  Kuno Zimmermann DO, PhD,  Timothy R. Dillingham MD, 
  • Pages: 371-377
  • First Published: 30 May 2016

Research Articles

The role of cranial and thoracic electromyography within diagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Thomas M. Jenkins MRCP, PhD,  James J.P. Alix MRCP, PhD,  Rosalind H. Kandler FRCP, MD,  Pamela J. Shaw DBE, FRCP, MD,  Christopher J. McDermott FRCP, PhD, 
  • Pages: 378-385
  • First Published: 28 January 2016

Macroglossia in advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Chiharu Matsuda RN, MNS,  Toshio Shimizu MD, PhD,  Yuki Nakayama RN, PhD,  Michiko Haraguchi RN, PhD,  Chiyoko Hakuta DDS, PhD,  Yumi Itagaki RN, MNS,  Akiko Ogura RN, PhD,  Kanako Murata RN, PhD,  Masato Taira DDS, PhD,  Takaya Numayama MD, PhD,  Masanobu Kinoshita MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 386-390
  • First Published: 27 January 2016

Quantifying disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using peripheral nerve sonography

Stefanie Schreiber MD,  Verena Dannhardt-Stieger MD,  Dorothea Henkel MD,  Grazyna Debska-Vielhaber PhD,  Judith Machts MSc,  Susanne Abdulla MD,  Siegfried Kropf PhD,  Katja Kollewe MD,  Susanne Petri MD,  Hans-Jochen Heinze MD,  Reinhard Dengler MD,  Peter J. Nestor MD,  Stefan Vielhaber MD, 
  • Pages: 391-397
  • First Published: 03 February 2016

Genotype–phenotype relationships in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with FUS/TLS mutations in Japan

Tetsuya Akiyama MD,  Hitoshi Warita MD, PhD,  Masaaki Kato MD, PhD,  Ayumi Nishiyama MD,  Rumiko Izumi MD, PhD,  Chikako Ikeda MD,  Masaki Kamada MD, PhD,  Naoki Suzuki MD, PhD,  Masashi Aoki MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 398-404
  • First Published: 28 January 2016

Remission And relapse of myasthenia gravis on long-term azathioprine: An ambispective study

Anirban Gupta MD, DM,  Vinay Goyal MD, DM,  Achal Kumar Srivastava MD, DM,  Garima Shukla MD, DM,  Madhuri Behari MD, DM, 
  • Pages: 405-412
  • First Published: 23 January 2016

Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Northern Portugal: Frequency estimates and clinical epidemiological distribution of cases

Ernestina Santos MD,  Ester Coutinho MD,  Isabel Moreira MD,  Ana Martins Silva PhD,  Dina Lopes MSc,  Henrique Costa MD,  Fernando Silveira MD,  Goreti Nadais MD,  Hugo Morais MD,  João Martins MD,  Maria Ceu Branco MD,  Andreia Veiga MD,  Rosa Santos Silva MD,  Augusto Ferreira MD,  Filipa Sousa MD,  Marta Freijo MD,  Ilda Matos MD,  Rui André MD,  Luís Negrão MD,  Carla Fraga MD,  Manuela Santos MD,  Mafalda Sampaio MD,  Carlos Lopes PhD,  Maria Isabel Leite DPhil,  Guilherme Gonçalves PhD, 
  • Pages: 413-421
  • First Published: 06 February 2016

Perception of pain during electromyography in children: A prospective study

Nahla M. Alshaikh MD,  Jeimmy Pinzon Martinez MD,  Matthew C. Pitt MD, FRCP, 
  • Pages: 422-426
  • First Published: 06 February 2016

Prognosis of severe carpal tunnel syndrome with absent compound muscle action potential

Hisao Kamiya MD,  Michio Kimura MD,  Satoshi Hoshino DMC,  Masahito Kobayashi PhD,  Masahiro Sonoo MD, 
  • Pages: 427-431
  • First Published: 10 December 2015

Next generation sequencing reveals ryanodine receptor 1 mutations in a Chinese central core disease cohort

Yan Zhao MS,  Jing Hu MD, PhD,  Zhe Zhao MD, PhD,  Hongrui Shen MS,  Qi Bing MD, PhD,  Nan Li MS, 
  • Pages: 432-438
  • First Published: 21 January 2016

Decreased thickness of the lower trapezius muscle in patients with unilateral neck pain

Sureeporn Uthaikhup PhD,  Chalomjai Pensri MS,  Kanokon Kawsoiy MS, 
  • Pages: 439-443
  • First Published: 11 December 2015

Analysis of fluid movement in skeletal muscle using fluorescent microspheres

Loribeth Q. Evertz BS,  Sarah M. Greising PhD,  Duane A. Morrow PhD,  Gary C. Sieck PhD,  Kenton R. Kaufman PhD, PE, 
  • Pages: 444-450
  • First Published: 02 February 2016

Functional ionotropic glutamate receptors on peripheral axons and myelin

Pia Crone Christensen PhD,  Nicole Cheryl Welch PhD,  Craig Brideau MASc,  Peter K. Stys MD, 
  • Pages: 451-459
  • First Published: 13 February 2016

Skeletal muscle dysfunction in the db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes

Jeppe Seamus Bayley Msc,  Thomas Holm Pedersen Phd,  Ole Bækgaard Nielsen Phd, 
  • Pages: 460-468
  • First Published: 02 February 2016

Immediate effect of vibratory stimuli on quadriceps function in healthy adults

Derek N. Pamukoff PhD,  Brian Pietrosimone PhD, ATC,  Michael D. Lewek PT, PhD,  Eric D. Ryan PhD,  Paul S. Weinhold PhD,  Dustin R. Lee BA,  J. Troy Blackburn PhD, ATC, 
  • Pages: 469-478
  • First Published: 13 February 2016

Placebo effects of caffeine on maximal voluntary concentric force of the knee flexors and extensors

Jason Tallis PhD,  Bilal Muhammad BSc,  Mohammed Islam BSc,  Michael J. Duncan PhD, 
  • Pages: 479-486
  • First Published: 28 January 2016

Creatine supplementation does not alter neuromuscular recovery after eccentric exercise

Kellie E. Boychuk MPT,  Joel L. Lanovaz PhD,  Joel R. Krentz MSc,  Justin T. Lishchynsky BSc,  Darren G. Candow PhD,  Jonathan P. Farthing PhD, 
  • Pages: 487-495
  • First Published: 01 March 2016

Cases of the Month

Autosomal dominant spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance: A recognizable phenotype of BICD2 mutations

Sabine Rudnik-Schöneborn MD,  Florian Deden BSc,  Katja Eggermann PhD,  Thomas Eggermann PhD,  Dagmar Wieczorek MD,  Bernd Sellhaus MD,  Alfred Yamoah MSc,  Anand Goswami PhD,  Kristl G. Claeys MD, PhD,  Joachim Weis MD,  Klaus Zerres MD, 
  • Pages: 496-500
  • First Published: 21 March 2016

Ultrasonography of sciatic nerve endometriosis

Zsuzsanna Arányi MD, PhD,  Ilona Polyák MD,  Norbert Tóth MD,  Gábor Vermes MD,  Zsuzsanna Göcsei MD, 
  • Pages: 500-505
  • First Published: 22 April 2016

Noteworthy Cases

Myasthenia gravis exacerbation associated with pembrolizumab

Julia Zhu MD,  Yuebing Li MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 506-507
  • First Published: 23 January 2016

Myasthenia gravis induced by nivolumab therapy in a patient with non–small-cell lung cancer

Pinar Polat MD, MPH,  Peter D. Donofrio MD, 
  • Page: 507
  • First Published: 27 April 2016

Benign form of myasthenia gravis after nivolumab treatment

Giorgia Sciacca MD,  Alessandra Nicoletti MD,  Luigi Rampello MD,  Laura Noto MD,  Hector J. Soto Parra MD,  Mario Zappia MD, 
  • Pages: 507-509
  • First Published: 10 June 2016

Statins and Myasthenia Gravis

Rabia Khalid MBBS,  Awais Ibad MBBS,  Paul D. Thompson MD, 
  • Page: 509
  • First Published: 22 April 2016

An irish case of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2I with structural eye involvement

Siew Mei Yap MB,  Michael Farrell MB,  Jane Cryan MB,  Shane Smyth MB, 
  • Pages: 509-510
  • First Published: 02 February 2016

Nerve Hypertrophy in Primary Amyloidosis

Maria Rasenack MD,  Anne-Katrin Proebstel MD,  Ioanna M. Athanasopoulou MD,  Bernhard F. Décard MD,  Alexander Grimm MD, 
  • Pages: 510-512
  • First Published: 21 March 2016

Letters to the Editor

Optimizing efficacy of botulinum toxin injections using ultrasound guidance

Marko Bodor MD,  Yvette Uribe BA, 
  • Page: 513
  • First Published: 10 June 2016

Reply

Kyu-Ho Yi PT,  Dong-Wook Rha MD, PhD,  Hee-Jin Kim DDS, PhD,  Kyung-Seok Hu DDS, PhD, 
  • Pages: 513-514
  • First Published: 13 June 2016

Glomus tumor and the contribution of nerve ultrasound, an additional case

Francis O. Walker MD,  L. Andrew Koman MD,  Peter J. Apel MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 514-515
  • First Published: 07 April 2016

Reply

Chiara Cambise,  Filippo del Tedesco,  Eduardo Fernandez MD,  Daniele Coraci MD,  Valter Santilli MD,  Luca Padua MD, 
  • Pages: 515-516
  • First Published: 07 April 2016

Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

  • Page: 517
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AANEM News and Comments

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AANEM News and Comments

  • Pages: 518-521
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AANEM Application

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AANEM Application

  • Pages: 522-523
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Abstracts

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Annual Meeting Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana Ⴠ September 14–17, 2016

  • Pages: 524-652
  • First Published: 16 August 2016

Issue Information – IFA

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Issue Information – IFA

  • Pages: iii-iv
  • First Published: 16 August 2016