Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1002/mus.28271
Young Gi Min, Yoon-Ho Hong, Yusuf A Rajabally, Jung-Joon Sung
{"title":"Timing of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment and outcome in Guillain-Barré syndrome: Is time nerve?","authors":"Young Gi Min, Yoon-Ho Hong, Yusuf A Rajabally, Jung-Joon Sung","doi":"10.1002/mus.28271","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mus.28271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>Despite treatment, a considerable proportion of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) experience poor recovery, highlighting a therapeutic need. There is a lack of evidence that treatment timing affects recovery. This study aims to investigate the effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) timing on disability and speed of recovery in GBS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective study of 136 IVIg-treated GBS patients admitted to two Korean centers between 2010 and 2021. We analyzed the effect of time to IVIg on the GBS disability scale (GBS-DS) and the degree of improvement from nadir (∆GBS-DS) at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months, as well as the time to regain the ability to walk or run unaided. Time to IVIg was treated either as a continuous variable or categorized into 1-week intervals to explore critical time windows. Known prognostic factors, the modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Scores on admission and pre-treatment serum albumin levels were adjusted as covariates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Shorter time to IVIg was independently associated with better GBS-DS, greater ∆GBS-DS, and shorter time to walk or run unaided at all time points. The therapeutic effect of IVIg was notably diminished when administered beyond the first 2 weeks of onset.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our study highlights the timing of IVIg as a modifiable prognostic factor in GBS. The earlier IVIg is initiated, the better the outcomes, with the ideal time window being within the first 2 weeks. These findings underscore the importance of prompt diagnosis and early intervention to optimize recovery in GBS patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":"1215-1222"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability of a new stabilization device for measurement of muscle strength using a hand-held dynamometer.","authors":"Zeynal Yasacı, Sezen Karaborklu Argut, Derya Celik","doi":"10.1002/mus.28266","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mus.28266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>The hand-held dynamometer (HHD) is a reliable and portable tool for quantitatively assessing muscle strength. However, a number of variables, including the strength of the tester, the adequacy of stabilization, and the selected testing position, can affect the reliability of the device. The objective of the present study was to examine the reproducibility and inter-rater reliability of strength assessments using HHD with and without a stabilization device.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Strength assessments were conducted with and without the stabilization device by two independent raters. Healthy volunteers with no history of musculoskeletal disorders were included in the study. The strength of the shoulder flexion, scapula elevation, knee extension, and hip abduction muscle groups was evaluated using HHD. The reliability of the measurements was evaluated using intra-class correlation (ICC), standard error of measurement, and minimal detectable change.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-two healthy volunteers (age 21.51 ± 2.02 years) participated in the study. The reproducibility was found to be excellent (ICC = 0.89-0.99). While reliability between the assessors was good to excellent (ICC = 0.85-0.93), reliability between assessors and device was found moderate to good (ICC = 0.48-0.78).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The strength values obtained for all directions of movement with the stabilization device were found to be significantly higher than those obtained without fixation of the HHD. It can be concluded that the data obtained from the assessors and HHD with stabilization device are not comparable. Moreover, the utilization of a stabilization device may serve to enhance the reliability of the measurements by eliminating the rater effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":"1240-1246"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142375655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1002/mus.28252
John Heerfordt, Markus Karlsson, Midori Kusama, Seiya Ogata, Ryuta Mukasa, Naoki Kiyosawa, Noriko Sato, Per Widholm, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, André Ahlgren, Madoka Mori-Yoshimura
{"title":"Volumetric muscle composition analysis in sporadic inclusion body myositis using fat-referenced magnetic resonance imaging: Disease pattern, repeatability, and natural progression.","authors":"John Heerfordt, Markus Karlsson, Midori Kusama, Seiya Ogata, Ryuta Mukasa, Naoki Kiyosawa, Noriko Sato, Per Widholm, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, André Ahlgren, Madoka Mori-Yoshimura","doi":"10.1002/mus.28252","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mus.28252","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>Fat-referenced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a promising volumetric technique for measuring muscular volume and fat in neuromuscular disorders, but the experience in inflammatory myopathies remains limited. Therefore, this work aimed at describing how sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) manifests on standardized volumetric fat-referenced MRI muscle measurements, including within-scanner repeatability, natural progression rate, and relationship to clinical parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten sIBM patients underwent whole-leg Dixon MRI at baseline (test-retest) and after 12 months. The lean muscle volume (LMV), muscle fat fraction (MFF), and muscle fat infiltration (MFI) of the quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, medial gastrocnemius, and tibialis anterior were computed. Clinical assessments of IBM Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS) and knee extension strength were also performed. The baseline test-retest MRI measurements were used to estimate the within-subject standard deviation (s<sub>w</sub>). 12-month changes were derived for all parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MRI measurements showed high repeatability in all muscles; s<sub>w</sub> ranged from 2.7 to 18.0 mL for LMV, 0.7-1.3 percentage points (pp) for MFF, and 0.2-0.7 pp for MFI. Over 12 months, average LMV decreased by 7.4% while MFF and MFI increased by 3.8 pp and 1.8 pp, respectively. Mean IBMFRS decreased by 2.4 and mean knee extension strength decreased by 32.8 N.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The MRI measurements showed high repeatability and 12-month changes consistent with muscle atrophy and fat replacement as well as a decrease in both muscle strength and IBMFRS. Our findings suggest that fat-referenced MRI measurements are suitable for assessing disease progression and treatment response in inflammatory myopathies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":"1181-1191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The endocrine manifestations of adults with spinal muscular atrophy.","authors":"Matej Rakusa, Blaž Koritnik, Lea Leonardis, Katja Goricar, Tjasa Rudolf, Dejan Firbas, Žiga Snoj, Mojca Jensterle","doi":"10.1002/mus.28275","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mus.28275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>Changes in body composition in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can cause endocrine abnormalities that are insufficiently studied in adults. We aimed to assess the endocrine profile in a cohort of adults with SMA. Second, we compared body composition and endocrine profiles between nonambulatory and ambulatory patients and between different types of SMA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cross-sectional study included 29 SMA patients (18 [62.1%] males and 11 [37.9%] females) of median age 44 (IQR 30-51.5) years with type 2, 3, or 4. Body composition was measured by bioimpedance. Morning blood samples were drawn for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid profile, testosterone, cortisol, and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Blood glucose, insulin, and beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) were measured during a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test. The homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance index was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 75.9% of patients had increased fat mass (FM), with 51.7% having an increase despite normal body mass index. Ambulation was the most important discriminating factor of body composition. 93.1% of patients had metabolic abnormalities, including hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. Increased BHB, a marker of ketosis, was present in more than a third of patients. Functional hypogonadism was present in half of male patients. Testosterone and IGF-1 negatively correlated with FM.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Adult patients with SMA had abnormal body composition and highly prevalent metabolic disturbances that might increase cardiometabolic risk. Because treatments have modified the course of SMA, it is important to investigate whether these observations translate into clinically relevant outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":"1230-1239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142375656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyneuropathy With Motor Conduction Block in POEMS.","authors":"Handan Uzunçakmak Uyanık, Fatma Gökçem Yıldız, Bahar Gülmez, Ersin Tan, Çağrı Mesut Temuçin","doi":"10.1002/mus.28302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome due to an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia. Polyneuropathy in POEMS syndrome may present as a subacute or chronic symmetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy, with electrophysiological features suggesting demyelination. Motor conduction block (CB), which is mostly seen in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), is considered an atypical electrophysiological feature in POEMS syndrome. We examined the frequency of motor CB in POEMS syndrome.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with POEMS syndrome from the database of our department who had been examined between August 2017 and December 2022 were included in this study. All of the patients' clinical and electrophysiological data were retrospectively collected and analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We present the data of seven POEMS syndrome patients. Twenty-eight upper extremity motor nerve conduction studies were performed on these patients, and partial CB was detected in seven upper extremity motor nerves (25%) of six of the patients. One patient had motor CB in both the median and ulnar nerves.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The distinction between POEMS syndrome and CIDP is important since these conditions require different treatments. Motor CB in POEMS may be more common than has been generally believed. Clinicians should consider this when evaluating patients with demyelinating polyneuropathies and be meticulous in identifying CB. Data from much larger numbers of patients are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142687581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1002/mus.28296
Natalie Truba, Seth Sorensen, Rachel Bearden, Brett Haley, Beverly Spray, Kathi Kinnett, Rachel Schrader, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, Mary K Colvin
{"title":"The BELS questionnaire: A novel screening tool for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric symptoms in pediatric dystrophinopathy.","authors":"Natalie Truba, Seth Sorensen, Rachel Bearden, Brett Haley, Beverly Spray, Kathi Kinnett, Rachel Schrader, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, Mary K Colvin","doi":"10.1002/mus.28296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>Pediatric patients with dystrophinopathies [Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (BDMD)] are more likely to have neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions. This prospective pilot study tested a novel screening questionnaire developed to identify the common behavioral (B), emotional (E), learning (L), and social (S) difficulties in BDMD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 45 caregivers of BDMD patients (ages 4-19 years) seen at the Arkansas Children's Hospital Dystrophinopathy Clinic completed the BELS questionnaire during standard clinic visits. To establish external validity, caregivers also completed four well-validated standardized questionnaires assessing overlapping symptoms [Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17), Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire (CLDQ), the obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) subscale from the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS), and Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS)].</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Caregivers reported high rates of behavioral (>60%), emotional (50%-70%), learning (50%-70%), and social (30%-50%) concerns, even though relatively few patients had clinical diagnoses related to these symptoms. Passive suicidality (i.e., thoughts of death) were also common (22.2%; 10/45 patients). The BELS questionnaire was moderately to highly correlated with total scores on the four well-validated questionnaires (p < .001), and BELS subscales showed specificity. A BELS score of 21 corresponded with the established PSC-17 cutoff.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The BELS questionnaire shows promise as a screening questionnaire to identify neurobehavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms common in dystrophinopathy. While BELS cannot currently be used as a standalone measure to make clinical diagnoses, identification of symptoms that warrant further follow-up may improve clinical care and quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-11-17DOI: 10.1002/mus.28299
Folke Folkvaljon, Morie Gertz, Julian D Gillmore, Sami Khella, Ahmad Masri, Mathew S Maurer, Márcia Waddington Cruz, Jonas Wixner, Jersey Chen, Barry Reicher, Jesse Kwoh, Aaron Yarlas, John L Berk
{"title":"Estimating Meaningful Differences in Measures of Neuropathic Impairment, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Nutritional Status in Patients With Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis.","authors":"Folke Folkvaljon, Morie Gertz, Julian D Gillmore, Sami Khella, Ahmad Masri, Mathew S Maurer, Márcia Waddington Cruz, Jonas Wixner, Jersey Chen, Barry Reicher, Jesse Kwoh, Aaron Yarlas, John L Berk","doi":"10.1002/mus.28299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/aims: </strong>The degree of change in neuropathic impairment and quality of life (QoL) that is clinically meaningful to patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) is not established. This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of treatment differences that are meaningful to patients in measures of neuropathy and QoL and to determine whether eplontersen achieved a meaningful improvement versus placebo.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the NEURO-TTRansform trial on patients with ATTRv-PN treated with eplontersen (n = 141) or historical placebo (n = 59) were used. Anchor-based approaches were used to estimate thresholds for meaningful differences in the modified Neuropathy Impairment Score +7 (mNIS+7) composite score, Norfolk QoL-Diabetic Neuropathy (Norfolk QoL-DN) total score, Neuropathy Symptoms and Change (NSC) total score, and modified body mass index (mBMI). Differences between the least squares means of the treatment groups were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Meaningful improvement in mNIS+7 was estimated as -4.0 points and deterioration as 1.8 points. The estimated ranges of meaningful improvement and deterioration in Norfolk QoL-DN were -12.8 to -4.0 points, and 5.9 to 14.7 points, respectively. For NSC, ranges were -2.4 to -1.3 points for meaningful improvement, and 0.6 to 5.8 points for deterioration. The estimated meaningful improvement in mBMI was 9.8 kg/m<sup>2</sup> × g/L and deterioration was -40.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> × g/L. Improvements in each measure with eplontersen versus placebo were greater than the estimates of meaningful differences.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Eplontersen demonstrated a clinically meaningful effect on neuropathic impairment, QoL, and nutritional status. Such estimates have implications for clinical practice and trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1002/mus.28300
Sanjeev D Nandedkar, Erik V Stålberg, Paul E Barkhaus
{"title":"The Enigma of the Motor Nerve Conduction Study.","authors":"Sanjeev D Nandedkar, Erik V Stålberg, Paul E Barkhaus","doi":"10.1002/mus.28300","DOIUrl":"10.1002/mus.28300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In motor nerve conduction studies (MNCS), proximal stimulation should give a longer duration and lower amplitude compound muscle action potential (CMAP) due to higher temporal dispersion. Yet the CMAP waveforms at the distal and proximal stimulation sites appear remarkably similar. The objective of this study was to confirm this anomaly and investigate its possible cause by studying the median and ulnar nerves.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Recordings from 50 subjects with normal electrodiagnostic studies were reviewed. The conduction velocity (CV) was measured using different points on the negative phase of the CMAP including its peak and baseline crossing. Collision studies were performed in three healthy subjects to measure the dispersion when nerve action potentials (APs) propagated from elbow to wrist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CV was relatively unaffected by the measurement point on the CMAP. The CMAP duration with elbow stimulation increased minimally compared to wrist stimulation. This was inconsistent with the dispersion of the AP from wrist to elbow measured in collision studies.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The insignificant change in the CMAP in spite of axon AP dispersion is an enigma. We hypothesize that the terminal conduction time (TCT) (i.e., conduction in terminal axon branches, neuromuscular transmission, etc.) is independent of axon CV, represents a significant portion of the latency, masks AP dispersion, and reduces CMAP dispersion. This yields similar CMAPs with distal and proximal stimulation. The onset latency at the distal stimulation site does not depend on CV. Thus, onset latency and CV may not reflect the conduction properties of the fastest conducting axons.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142624249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1002/mus.28295
Mark Anthony Ferrante
{"title":"The diagnostic role of magnetic resonance neurography in the neurological subtypes of thoracic outlet syndrome: Some answers and some additional questions.","authors":"Mark Anthony Ferrante","doi":"10.1002/mus.28295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28295","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142624242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muscle & NervePub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1002/mus.28298
Jordan I Farag, Alexandre N McDougall, Michael Catapano
{"title":"Common sports-related nerve injuries seen by the electrodiagnostic medical consultant.","authors":"Jordan I Farag, Alexandre N McDougall, Michael Catapano","doi":"10.1002/mus.28298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The high physiologic demands of sports create dynamic stress on joints, soft tissues, and nerves which may lead to injuries in the athlete. Electrodiagnostic (EDx) assessment is essential to identify the correct diagnosis, localization, and prognosis, to guide management of sports-related neuropathies. A comprehensive review was performed to provide the EDx medical consultant with a practical approach to the common peripheral nerve disorders seen in athletes. Sports-related neuropathies reviewed include transient traumatic irritation of the brachial plexus and/or cervical nerve roots (\"Burners and stingers,\") suprascapular and axillary neuropathies, ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) in throwers, ulnar neuropathy at the hand/wrist in cyclists, multi-ligamentous knee injury, and foot/ankle neuropathies including tarsal tunnel syndrome. A thorough understanding of peripheral anatomy, possible entrapment sites, mechanisms of injury, and key physical examination findings is essential for correct diagnosis. EDx assessments beyond routine studies are generally required for sports-related neuropathy, which may not necessarily follow typical entrapment patterns. Adjunct diagnostic imaging, such as point-of-care ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, are helpful tools to identify associated musculoskeletal pathology such as compressive cysts or nerve entrapment, which may be amenable to interventional or surgical treatment. When no clear reversible structural pathology exists, management of sports-related neuropathy is athlete-specific and generally multi-modal, involving a combination of physical rehabilitation techniques to address muscle imbalances, load management, protective equipment, and interventional pain procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":18968,"journal":{"name":"Muscle & Nerve","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142624228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}