Electrical muscle stimulation intervention in the acute phase of neuromyelitis optica: Two case reports

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of electrical muscle stimulation on muscle atrophy caused by neuromyelitis optica. Two neuromyelitis optica patients with flaccid paralysis participated. The participants underwent a general rehabilitation program (transfer, balance, and gait training)...

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Autores principales: Michiue, Kana, Nishikawa, Yuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7580179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33149918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20967507
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description The aim of this study was to examine the effect of electrical muscle stimulation on muscle atrophy caused by neuromyelitis optica. Two neuromyelitis optica patients with flaccid paralysis participated. The participants underwent a general rehabilitation program (transfer, balance, and gait training) and electrical muscle stimulation on the quadriceps femoris muscle of their paralyzed side. The change in the thickness of the vastus lateralis muscle ranged from −0.6 to 1.4 mm. These changes were minimal and did not indicate muscle atrophy. These findings suggest that in addition to general physiotherapy, electrical muscle stimulation seems safe and feasible in the acute phase of neuromyelitis optica.
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spelling pubmed-75801792020-11-03 Electrical muscle stimulation intervention in the acute phase of neuromyelitis optica: Two case reports Michiue, Kana Nishikawa, Yuichi SAGE Open Med Case Rep Case Report The aim of this study was to examine the effect of electrical muscle stimulation on muscle atrophy caused by neuromyelitis optica. Two neuromyelitis optica patients with flaccid paralysis participated. The participants underwent a general rehabilitation program (transfer, balance, and gait training) and electrical muscle stimulation on the quadriceps femoris muscle of their paralyzed side. The change in the thickness of the vastus lateralis muscle ranged from −0.6 to 1.4 mm. These changes were minimal and did not indicate muscle atrophy. These findings suggest that in addition to general physiotherapy, electrical muscle stimulation seems safe and feasible in the acute phase of neuromyelitis optica. SAGE Publications 2020-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7580179/ /pubmed/33149918 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20967507 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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title_short Electrical muscle stimulation intervention in the acute phase of neuromyelitis optica: Two case reports
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7580179/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20967507
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