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May 13th, 2021 - We report a case of severe hypokalaemia and moderate hypophosphataemia from clay ingestion. A 60-year-old woman presented with flaccid paralysis. Investigations revealed a serum potassium level of 1.8 mmol/L, phosphate level of 0.56 mmol/L and cre...

May 12th, 2021 - Comparative evaluation of cardioprotective activity of Gala and Fuji apple juice against isoprenaline induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Rats (125-150 g) were orally administered Gala (GA) and Fuji (FA) apple juice (3 mL/day, per oral) for 13 days. M...

May 12th, 2021 - Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy is a rare autoimmune myopathy characterised by severe progressive muscle weakness, elevated levels of creatine kinase (CK), and necrosis with minimal inflammatory cell infiltration on muscle biopsy. We report a...

May 11th, 2021 - Manifestations of hypokalaemia in ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormonesyndrome(EAS) vary from mild muscle weakness to life-threatening arrhythmia. Herein, we present a rare case of EAS with concomitant rhabdomyolysis(RM) as a result of intractable ...

May 10th, 2021 - To investigate the different risk factors among different subtypes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). A total of 296 patients who had ACS were retrospectively enrolled. Blood and echocardiographic indices were assessed within 24 hours...

Apr 20th, 2010 - To provide evidence-based guidelines to general neurologists for the assessment of patients with pauci- or asymptomatic hyperCKemia. Recent epidemiologic studies show that up to 20% of 'normal' individuals have an elevated creatine kinase activity...

Neurological manifestations can occur during coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Several pathogenic mechanisms have been hypothesized, without conclusive results. In this study, we evaluated the most frequent neurological symptoms in a cohort of ho...

May 13th, 2021 - We report a case of severe hypokalaemia and moderate hypophosphataemia from clay ingestion. A 60-year-old woman presented with flaccid paralysis. Investigations revealed a serum potassium level of 1.8 mmol/L, phosphate level of 0.56 mmol/L and cre...

May 12th, 2021 - Comparative evaluation of cardioprotective activity of Gala and Fuji apple juice against isoprenaline induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Rats (125-150 g) were orally administered Gala (GA) and Fuji (FA) apple juice (3 mL/day, per oral) for 13 days. M...

May 12th, 2021 - Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy is a rare autoimmune myopathy characterised by severe progressive muscle weakness, elevated levels of creatine kinase (CK), and necrosis with minimal inflammatory cell infiltration on muscle biopsy. We report a...

May 11th, 2021 - Manifestations of hypokalaemia in ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormonesyndrome(EAS) vary from mild muscle weakness to life-threatening arrhythmia. Herein, we present a rare case of EAS with concomitant rhabdomyolysis(RM) as a result of intractable ...

May 10th, 2021 - To investigate the different risk factors among different subtypes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). A total of 296 patients who had ACS were retrospectively enrolled. Blood and echocardiographic indices were assessed within 24 hours...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Answer 4/5 Which of the following statements about the workup for SMA type 1 is accurate? Your peers chose: The creatine kinase level is invariably elevated in SMA type 1 0% Prenatal genetic testing is not yet commercially available 0% Homozygous ...

Dec 11th, 2019 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of the first newborn screening test for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the agency announced earlier today. The GSP Neonatal Creatine Kinase-MM kit (PerkinElmer) measures le...

Mar 17th, 2019 - Discussion Rhabdomyolysis is extensive muscle injury. The muscle damage results in release of creatine kinase into the blood stream. Rhabdomyolysis symptoms can range from asymptomatic muscle enzyme elevation to acute kidney failure and muscle pai...

Mar 17th, 2019 - Discussion Rhabdomyolysis is extensive muscle injury. The muscle damage results in release of creatine kinase into the blood stream. Rhabdomyolysis symptoms can range from asymptomatic muscle enzyme elevation to acute kidney failure and muscle pai...

Jun 19th, 2018 - (Reuters) - Sarepta Therapeutics’ shares jumped 60 percent on Tuesday after promising results from a gene therapy study positioned the specialty drugmaker as a potential leader in the market for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatments. Result...