Normative values for three clinical measures of motor performance used in the neurological assessment of sports concussion

AG Schneiders, SJ Sullivan, AR Gray… - Journal of Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Postural control and motor coordination are essential components of normal athletic activity.
Tasks involving balance and coordination are used to determine neurological function in …

[HTML][HTML] Theta burst stimulation of the cerebellum modifies the TMS-evoked N100 potential, a marker of GABA inhibition

A Harrington, GD Hammond-Tooke - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Theta burst stimulation (TBS) of the cerebellum, a potential therapy for neurological disease,
can modulate corticospinal excitability via the dentato-thalamo-cortical pathway, but it is …

[HTML][HTML] Correcting for body surface area identifies the true prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in screened women

GT Jones, P Sandiford, GB Hill, MJA Williams… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Recently, the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using screening
strategies based on elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was reported. AAA was …

A nationwide, population-based prevalence study of genetic muscle disorders

A Theadom, M Rodrigues, G Poke, G O'Grady… - …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Previous epidemiological studies of genetic muscle disorders have relied on
medical records to identify cases and may be at risk of selection biases or have focused on …

Transforming growth factor‐β2 is elevated in skeletal muscle disorders

N Murakami, IS McLennan, I Nonaka… - Muscle & Nerve …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The transforming growth factor betas (TGF‐βs) are multifunctional growth factors that act on
both fibroblasts and myosatellite cells. In rodent models of muscle diseases, high levels of …

A Mini-Mental Status Examination for the hearing impaired

ML De Silva, MT Mclaughlin, EJ Rodrigues… - Age and …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Study design Informed written consent was obtained from all participants. Hearing aids and
glasses were permitted. The whispered voice test was used to test hearing [7]. The subjects …

STIR MRI to direct muscle biopsy in suspected idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

A Connor, S Stebbings, NA Hung… - JCR: Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Successful management of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies requires an early and
accurate diagnosis. The muscle biopsy remains the definitive test. However, false-negative …

Deficit in late-stage contingent negative variation provides evidence for disrupted movement preparation in patients with conversion paresis

RL Blakemore, BI Hyland, GD Hammond-Tooke… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Conversion paresis is the presence of unexplained weakness without detectable
neuropathology that is not feigned. To examine the 'abnormal preparation'and 'disrupted …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct modulation of event-related potentials during motor preparation in patients with motor conversion disorder

RL Blakemore, BI Hyland, GD Hammond-Tooke… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective Conversion paresis patients and healthy people feigning weakness both exhibit
weak voluntary movement without detectable neuropathology. Uniquely, conversion patients …

The New Zealand neuromuscular disease registry

M Rodrigues, G Hammond-Tooke, A Kidd… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
The development of effective treatments for neuromuscular diseases is a significant
challenge due to difficulties in identifying adequate numbers of patients for clinical trials …