The interaction between breathing and swallowing in healthy individuals.

In this article, we aimed at investigating the interaction between breathing and swallowing patterns in normal subjects. Ten healthy volunteers were included in the study. Diaphragm EMG activity was recorded by a needle electrode inserted into the 7th or 8th intercostal space.

Flexor reflexes elicited by magnetic and electric stimulation of the sural nerve.

Objectives: We have investigated whether magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve can evoke a flexor reflex recorded from the ipsilateral short head of the biceps femoris muscle.

Methods: The sural nerve was subjected to magnetic stimulation as well as by single-pulse electrical stimulation in healthy subjects.

Results: In 87% of the participants, a reflex response was elicited from the short head of biceps femoris muscle by magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve.

Effect of systemic creatine monohydrate supplementation on denervated muscle during reinnervation: experimental study in the rat.

The purpose of this experimental study was to evaluate possible upgrading effects of systemic creatine monohydrate administration on the reinnervation of denervated muscle. At the same time, the protective effect of the agent on denervated muscle until ultimate reinnervation after nerve repair was quantified. The functional outcome of muscle reinnervation after creatine monohydrate application was compared with a control group.

Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT findings in mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease: correlation with event related potentials.

We investigated whether brain SPECT findings show any differences between patients with mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) and to compare results with event related potentials (ERPs). Twenty-two patients with mild to moderate AD diagnosed according to NINCDS-ADRDA criteria and 10 age-matched control subjects were included in this prospective study. All subjects underwent ERP recordings and Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT study.