Lumbosacral radiculopathy is one of the most common disorders evaluated by neurologists
and is a leading referral diagnosis for the performance of electromyography. Although …

Electromyography (EMG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are commonly used in the
diagnosis of cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathy, but the agreement between the two …

… Appendices e-1 through e-6 provide further background on development of this guideline. …
David and E. Raynor report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. G. Carter has served as …

Objective: To determine if long-term topiramate therapy is safe and slows disease
progression in patients with ALS. Methods: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter …

Thickening of the basement membrane in capillaries is implicated in the microangiopathic
complications of diabetes mellitus. This study was designed to evaluate microangiopathic …

Electrical impedance myography (EIM), a non-invasive, electrophysiological technique, has
preliminarily shown value as an ALS biomarker. Here we perform a multicenter study to …

… Raynor, substantial contributions to the conception or design and the acquisition and
interpretation of data and revising it critically for important intellectual content; Janet W. Lee, …

Cardiac disease is a common clinical manifestation present in a variety of neuromuscular
disorders, most notably the muscular dystrophies. Heart disease may produce the presenting …

Background: Inclusion body myositis (IBM) remains without effective therapy. As anabolic
steroids have myotrophic properties, the authors studied whether a synthetic androgen, …

OBJECTIVE: Standard outcome measures used for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical
trials, including the ALS functional rating scale-revised (ALSFRS-R), maximal voluntary …