Increased neuromuscular transmission instability and motor unit remodelling with diabetic neuropathy as assessed using novel near fibre motor unit potential parameters. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Allen, Matti D.; Stashuk, Daniel W.; Kimpinski, Kurt; Doherty, Timothy J.; Hourigan, Maddison L.; Rice, Charles L.
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 4(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 794
• Page End: 802
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.07.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st075">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0165">Novel near fibre (NF) motor unit potential (MUP) parameters are used to detect neuromuscular transmission instability and motor unit remodelling in patients with neuropathy.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0170">In both DPN patients and controls, more complex motor units had greater instability.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0175">NF MUP analysis can be performed concurrent with motor unit number estimates (MUNEs) to provide a detailed assessment of neuromuscular status in patients with neuropathy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>