MYOPATHIES A SPECIAL AND SEPERATE ENTITY WITH SPECIFIC FEATURES IN EACH DISORDER MAKING US EASY FOR DIAGNOSIS,CONFIRMATION BY MUSCLE BIOPSY.THE SEMINAR WAS PRSENTED ON 06/07/2011...AT 09.00AM
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5. INTRODUCTION MYOPATHY means primary skeletal muscle dysfunction. WASTING--- related to muscle MYALGIA– muscle pain FIBRILLATIONS - when muscle fibers lose contact with their innervating axon producing a spontaneous action potential, "fibrillation potential" that results in the muscle fiber's contraction. not visible under the skin and are detectable through needle electromyography (EMG) and ultrasound.-pathological FASCICULATIONS – visible spontaneuos contractions. SPASM/CRAMP – sudden PAINFUL involuntary contraction of muscle TONE – continuous and partial contraction of the muscles AT REST.resting muscle tension CLONUS –series of involuntary muscle contractions. MYOKYMIA – INVOLUNTARY ,groups of fasciculations –continuous undualtions of muscle.
43. auto AB -- complement pathway – C5b-9 membranolytic complex- release of proinflammatory cytokines – VCAM1,ICAM 1 on endothelial cells – migration of lymphoid cells to perimysial and endomysial spaces---necrosis,microinfarcts.