Keywords Causalgia syndrome, childhood CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy Introduction The definitions of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and causalgia syndromes have been revised recently to…
Keywords Adverse anesthetic event, calcium release, central core disease, dantrolene, malignant hyperthermia, ryanodine receptor, hypermetabolism, rhabdomyolysis, volatile anesthetics, succinylcholine, skeletal muscle, core myopathies, in vitro contracture test Malignant Hyperthermia—Deaths…
Keywords Muscle channelopathies, chloride and sodium channel myotonias, hyperkalemic, normokalemic and hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Schwartz-Jampel syndrome, epilepsy, episodic ataxia Introduction Defective ion channels may play a causal role in…
Keywords Oromotor disorders, oral-motor dysfunction, congenital facial paresis, dysphagia, swallowing and feeding disorders, brainstem dysgenesis Introduction Sucking, chewing, and swallowing are vital functions that are dependent upon the coordinated…
Keywords Acute neuromuscular disorders, critical illness neuromuscular disorders, neurologic critical care unit, ICU myopathy, ICU polyneuropathy, pediatric critical care neuromuscular disorders Introduction Acute neuromuscular disorders occasionally confront the pediatric…
Keywords Myotonic dystrophy, congenital myotonic dystrophy, childhood myotonic dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 1, myotonic dystrophy type 2, spliceopathy, antisense oligonucleotides Clinical Presentation and Phenotypes Brief Overview of History and…
Keywords Emery-Dreifuss, dystrophy, contractures, cardiac, emerin, laminopathy Introduction Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare inherited disorder presenting in childhood or adolescence with relatively benign neuromuscular features and potentially…
Keywords congenital myopathy, nemaline myopathy, central core disease, multiminicore myopathy, myofibrillar myopathy, centronuclear myopathy, myotubular myopathy, titin myopathy, autophagic vacuolar myopathy, congenital fiber type disproportion The congenital myopathies are…
Keywords Genetic muscle disease, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, muscular dystrophy, myopathy, muscle, genetic Introduction Historical Background and Definition The limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a diverse and heterogeneous group of…
Keywords Systemic diseases, hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxic myopathy, hypothyroidism, parathyroid diseases, Cushing’s syndrome, renal failure, hypokalemia, licorice, HIV, intensive care unit myopathies, medication-related myopathies, inflammatory myopathies Introduction When evaluating a child…
