Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Publisher:
Elsevier,
Frequency: Thirteen issues yearly
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Author(s):
International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Start Year:1999 -
ISSN:
1388-2457 (Print)
1872-8952 (Electronic)
1388-2457 (Linking)
1872-8952 (Electronic)
1388-2457 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.7
2022
| NLM ID: | 100883319 |
| (OCoLC): | 40618487 |
| Coden: | CNEUFU |
| LCCN: | sn 99038017 |
| Classification: | W1 EL325 |
Equine muscular dystrophy with myotonia. To describe a case of equine muscular dystrophy with myotonia. Methods: A 5-year-old horse presented with hypertrophy and delayed relaxation of the muscles of the hindlimbs from age 2 months. Testicular atrophy developed from 2 years of age. Action and percussion myotonia was associated with weakness in these muscles, and EMG showed diffuse myotonic discharges and myopathic features. Biopsy of the gluteal muscle showed adipose and connective tissue infiltration, marked variation in muscle fibre size, and moth-eaten, ring and whorled fibres. Results: Injection of apamin, a peptide blocker of ca...