Changes in motor units closely reflect disease severity in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), suggesting potential ...

What is the cause of flexor and extensor spasms seen in patients with paraplegia? What is the prognosis in such patients? How do we manage such a problem? In a spinal cord injury resulting in ...

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

Do motor neurons that die during ALS go out quietly, or with their synapses blazing? In the March 27 eLife, researchers led by Marin Manuel of Université Paris Descartes suggest the former, at least ...