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Muscle slowness in a family with nemaline myopathy.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 2006
Pauw-Gommans Inge M P, Gerrits Karin H L, de Haan Arnold, van Engelen Baziel G M
Abstract excerpt
All patients of a large family with nemaline myopathy complained of slowness in movement. We confirmed this clinical complaint physiologically by showing lower contractile speed in quadriceps muscle. Electrically evoked contractions of the quadriceps muscle elicited a lower rate of relaxation and a tendency for slower torque generation. Here, we demonstrate for the first time slow muscle characteristics as a...
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