spasm/fatigue

Significant improvement in symptoms of disabling cramps and muscle spasms was obtained in 9 patients with motor neuron diseases, tetany, and myotonic disorders who were treated with tocainide, a lidocaine analog. No significant side effects were observed except for light-headedness and fatigue in 1

Meteorism, abdominal spasms, diarrhea, casually obstipation, flatulence and nausea are symptoms of fructose malabsorption (FIT) and/or lactose intolerance (LIT), but are also symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Therefore these diseases should be considered primarily in patients with

A new, autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome with a bleeding disorder was described in 1985 by Stormorken and his co-workers. In this multifaceted syndrome, there were the following integral components: thrombocytopathia, extreme miosis with Argyll Robertson-like traits, muscular fatigue, a

OBJECTIVE This prospective, randomized, open-label, multicenter, community-based study was conducted to compare cyclobenzaprine 5 mg three times daily (TID) orally (CYC5) given for 7 days as monotherapy or in combination with ibuprofen 400 mg TID (CYC5/IBU400) or 800 mg TID (CYC5/IBU800) in adults

OBJECTIVE Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic condition that predominantly affects women. To date, there are few epidemiologic studies on CFS in men. The objective of the study was to assess whether there are gender-related differences in CFS, and to define a clinical phenotype in

UNASSIGNED Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory-demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that may entail severe levels of disability in the long term. However, independently of the level of disability, MS patients frequently experience severe fatigue that can be as disabling as

Fatigue is one of the most common and most disabling symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although numerous studies have tried to reveal it, no definite pathogenesis factor behind this fatigue has been identified. Fatigue may be directly related to the disease mechanisms (primary fatigue) or may be

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common illness, characterised by acute or chronic focal pain, muscle stiffness and fatigue. The pathophysiology of MPS remains unclear. Previous preliminary studies have demonstrated therapeutic efficacy of the muscle relaxant botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the

OBJECTIVE The mechanism of sudden cardiac death occurring in patients with chronic fatigue is controversial. This study was designed to define a hypothesis that coronary arterial spasm and thrombus formation can occur during chronic fatigue. METHODS For evaluating the feasibility of coronary

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia is characterised by chronic musculoskeletal pain and multiple symptoms including fatigue, multidimensional function impairment, sleep disturbance and tenderness. Along with pain and fatigue, non-restorative sleep is a core symptom of fibromyalgia. Sodium oxybate (SXB) is

BACKGROUND The plant Cannabis sativa contains numerous cannabinoids, which are aromatic hydrocarbons that have central nervous system effects mediated through specific cannabinoid receptors. Some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) report symptomatic relief from spasticity, pain, and other

Sleep disorders are seen in patients with demyelinating disease (DD) more often than in the general population. Combination of physical and psychological factors such as pain, spasms, nocturia, depression, anxiety, or medication effects could contribute to sleep disruption. Frequently, these

OBJECTIVE To report a migraineur with osmophobia and trigger to garlic and onion aroma. BACKGROUND While odors serve as a trigger in 70% of migraineurs, alliaceous aromas have been described only rarely. Furthermore, nor has more than one type of alliaceous odor acted as a trigger in the same

PFS is a characteristic and clinically recognizable rheumatologic syndrome. It is a very common condition, but only recently has investigational interest grown in this interesting syndrome. PFS should be diagnosed by its own characteristic features and not merely by excluding other conditions.

Using a computer-assisted infrared optometer with a pupillograph, we tried to obtain basic understanding of accommodative disturbance and its by investigating tonic (dark focus) level of accommodation and quasi-static accommodative response. In normal volunteers in whom either visual fatigue,