Neuromuscular Disorders Health information topics about Neuromuscular Disorders: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Anatomy of the Brain American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/anatomy1.asp Children 1. Learning to Live with Neuromuscular Disease: A Mes Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/learning/index.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Neuromuscular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009468&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscle Spasticity National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009128&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Muscle Biopsies Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q74ss.html 2. Stiffness, Cramps and Twitching Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q73ss.html 3. Creatine Kinase Test Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q71ss-cktest.html 4. Electrophysiology We Move http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/diagnostics/dia_exa_electro.html 5. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html 6. Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorde Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch077/ch077d.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Terms We Move http://www.wemove.org/glossary/ Directories 1. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Infantile-onset ascending National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=infantileonsetascendinghereditaryspasticpa... 2. Genetics and Neuromuscular Diseases Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/genetics.html 3. Genetics Home Reference: Juvenile primary lateral National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=juvenileprimarylateralsclerosis Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Quest Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q-curr.cfm Organizations 1. Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. We Move http://www.wemove.org/ Overviews 1. Neuromuscular Diseases in the MDA Program Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/disease/40list.html Related Issues 1. 101 Hints to "Help-with-Ease" fo Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/101hints/ 2. Dressing with Ease, Style and Comfort ALS Association http://www.alsa.org/files/cms/Resources/Dressing.PDF Research 1. MDA Research Advances Rapidly Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/resdev.html Specific Conditions 1. Piriformis Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/piriformis_syndrome/piriformis_syndrome.... 2. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hereditary_spastic_paraplegia/hereditary... 3. Congenital Myopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myopathy_congenital/myopathy_congenital.... 4. Congenital Myasthenia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/congenital_myasthenia/congenital_myasthe... 5. Hypertonia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hypertonia/hypertonia.htm 6. Isaac's Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/isaacs_syndrome/isaacs_syndrome.htm 7. Opsoclonus Myoclonus National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/opsoclonus_myoclonus/opsoclonus_myoclonu... 8. Mitochondrial Myopathies National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/mitochondrial_myopathy/mitochondrial_myo... 9. Primary Lateral Sclerosis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/primary_lateral_sclerosis/primary_latera... 10. Spasticity National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spasticity/spasticity.htm 11. Stiff-Person Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stiffperson/stiffperson.htm 12. Thyrotoxic Myopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/thyrotoxic_myopathy/thyrotoxic_myopathy.... 13. Kearns-Sayre Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kearns_sayre/kearns_sayre.htm 14. Myotonia Congenita National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myotoniacongenita/myotoniacongenita.htm 15. Myotonia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myotonia/myotonia.htm Treatment 1. Spasticity Treatments We Move http://www.wemove.org/spa/spa_tre.html 2. MDA Answers Frequently Asked Questions about Creat Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/research/creatine.html 3. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: Treatment We Move http://www.mdvu.org/library/disease/hsp/hsp_tre.html   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.