Lower extremity muscle force measures and functional ambulation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
β Scribed by Mary D. Slavin; Diane U. Jette; Patricia L. Andres; Theodore L. Munsat
- Book ID
- 117045334
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 694 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-821X
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) mapping was performed regularly on 11 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Map area decreased by 25% (P = 0.03) and normalized volume decreased by 47% (P = 0.01) in those patients who were mapped four times over a period of 11.6 months. The cente
## Abstract The sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) is an accessory inspiratory muscle, but it is not investigated systematically in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We aimed to study the involvement of the SCM and to evaluate the role of the diaphragm and SCM on respiratory tests pe