Neuromuscular excitability changes produced by sustained voluntary contraction and response to mexiletine in myotonia congenita.
Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology(2017)
Abstract
Transient CMAP depression following sustained MVC may represent the electrophysiological correlate of the weakness clinically experienced by the patients. In MC, the low chloride conductance could induce self-sustaining action potentials after MVC, determining progressive membrane depolarization and a loss of excitability of muscle fibers, thus resulting in transient paresis. Mexiletine may prevent conduction block due to excessive membrane depolarization, thus reducing the transient CMAP depression following sustained MVC.
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Key words
Chloride conductance,Myotonia,Natural activity,Sodium channel,Weakness
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