Phenotype plasticity in postural muscles of the crayfishOrconectes limosus Raf.: Correlation of myofibrillar ATPase-based fiber typing with electrophysiological fiber properties and the effect of chronic nerve stimulation

2002 ◽  
Vol 293 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Gruhn ◽  
Werner Rathmayer
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Myofibrillar Atpase ◽  
Fiber Properties ◽  
Phenotype Plasticity ◽  
Postural Muscles

scholarly journals Development of Postural Muscles and Their Innervation

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. IJkema-Paassen ◽  
A. Gramsbergen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Muscle Fibers ◽  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Great Resistance ◽  
Fiber Properties ◽  
Flexor Muscles ◽  
Dendrite Bundles ◽  
Arm Muscles ◽  
Muscle Actions ◽  
Postural Muscles

Control of posture is a prerequisite for efficient motor performance. Posture depends on muscles capable of enduring contractions, whereas movements often require quick, forceful muscle actions. To serve these different goals, muscles contain fibers that meet these different tasks. Muscles with strong postural functions mainly consist of slow muscle fibers with a great resistance against fatigue. Flexor muscles in the leg and arm muscles are mainly composed of fast muscle fibers producing relatively large forces that are rapidly fatigable. Development of the neuromuscular system continues after birth. We discuss in the human baby and in animal experiments changes in muscle fiber properties, regression from polyneural into mononeural innervation, and developmental changes in the motoneurons of postural muscles during that period. The regression of poly-neural innervation in postural muscles and the development of dendrite bundles of their motoneurons seem to be linked to the transition from the immature into the adult-like patterns of moving and postural control.

Effect of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Dysphagia After Lateral Medullary Infarction: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1381-1387
Author(s):  
Ying Yuan ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Dongyu Wu ◽  
Dahua Zhang ◽  
Weiqun Song
Keyword(s):  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Tube Feeding ◽  
Nasogastric Feeding ◽  
Lateral Medullary Infarction ◽  
Severe Dysphagia ◽  
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Medullary Infarction

Purpose Severe dysphagia with weak pharyngeal peristalsis after dorsal lateral medullary infarction (LMI) requires long-term tube feeding. However, no study is currently available on therapeutic effectiveness in severe dysphagia caused by nuclear damage of vagus nerve after dorsal LMI. The purpose of the present investigation was to explore the potential of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) to improve severe dysphagia with weak pharyngeal peristalsis after dorsal LMI. Method We assessed the efficacy of 6-week tVNS in a 28-year-old woman presented with persisting severe dysphagia after dorsal LMI who had been on nasogastric feeding for 6 months. tVNS was applied for 20 min twice a day, 5 days a week, for 6 weeks. The outcome measures included saliva spitted, Swallow Function Scoring System, Functional Oral Intake Scale, Clinical Assessment of Dysphagia With Wallenberg Syndrome, Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale, and upper esophagus X-ray examination. Results After tVNS, the patient was advanced to a full oral diet without head rotation or spitting. No saliva residue was found in the valleculae and pyriform sinuses. Contrast medium freely passed through the upper esophageal sphincter. Conclusion Our findings suggest that tVNS might provide a useful means for recovery of severe dysphagia with weak pharyngeal peristalsis after dorsal LMI. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.9755438

1246: Lasting Improvement is Demonstrated in Patients with Voiding Disorders Treated with Sacral Nerve Stimulation

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 328-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anco van Voskuilen ◽  
Philip E.V. van Kerrebroeck ◽  
Hero Dijkema ◽  
Bart Bemelmans ◽  
A. Lycklama A. Nijholt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Sacral Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Sacral Nerve ◽  
Voiding Disorders

Vagus nerve stimulation in rheumatoid arthritis – Authors' reply

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e14-e15
Author(s):  
Mark C Genovese ◽  
Yaakov A Levine ◽  
David Chernoff
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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