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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Spasms of skeletal muscles occur in healthy individuals or in the course of functional disorders of the peripheral motor neuron or its axons. Like fasciculations, they are a motor manifestation, but a painful one. Cramps evoke the notion of ephapsis and of immature terminal axons. There are, however, also other responsible regulatory systems, mostly the sensible and spinal ones. Three personal observations are used to illustrate the various triggering mechanisms. A review of the literature on this subject is added. Symptomatic treatment has not changed over past decades: Quinidine remains the treatment of choice. Other stabilizers of cell membranes are actually available, whose usefulness varies as a function of the cause of cramps.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1013-2058
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
444-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Muscle cramps: mechanism , etiology and current treatment].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de neurologie, CHUV, Lausanne.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports