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ID 111152
著者
Takamatsu, Naoko Tokushima University|Vihara Hananosato Hospital
Mori, Atsuko Tokushima University
Maruyama-Saladini, Keiko Tokushima University
Osaki, Yusuke Tokushima University
島谷, 佳光 Tokushima University
Oda, Masaya Vihara Hananosato Hospital
キーワード
ALS
fasciculation
sonography
muscle
資料タイプ
学術雑誌論文
抄録
The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the relative frequencies of fasciculations assessed by sonography in a large number of muscles in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The patients diagnosed as having ALS were retrospectively assessed by muscle sonography. The frequencies of having fasciculations were compared among the 15 muscles and the subtypes according to the initially affected body region. Overall, approximately half of the muscles had fasciculations (48.8%), in the average of 11.4 muscles per patient. The frequency of fasciculations tended to be lower in the patients with longer disease durations upon testing. Biceps brachii had the highest frequency, followed by extensor digitorum communis, whereas sternocleidomastoid and rectus abdominis had the lowest frequencies. The frequencies of fasciculations were similar among the clinical subtypes. In conclusion, in patients with ALS, fasciculations were detected most frequently in proximal arm muscles by sonography, whereas truncal muscles had lower frequencies. Fasciculations tended to be less evident in the advanced disease stage, possibly reflecting muscle degeneration. Appropriate selection of muscles to observe fasciculations is important for diagnosis of ALS.
掲載誌名
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
cat書誌ID
AA11166929
AA12022913
出版者
Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
63
1-2
開始ページ
49
終了ページ
53
並び順
49
発行日
2016-02
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言語
eng
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部局
医学系
病院