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Measuring Neuromuscular Junction Functionality
Published on: August 6, 2017
[A selection of advances in neuromuscular medicine]
Anne-Kathrin Peyer Kauffmann1, Einar Wilder-Smith2,3
11 Neuromuskuläres Zentrum, Neurozentrum, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern.
Abstract:
A selection of advances in neuromuscular medicine Abstract. Significant developments in the realm of neuromuscular medicine have occurred in both non-invasive diagnostics as well as treatments. Whole body muscle MRI can detect disease specific patterns and lead to the implementation of direct molecular genetic diagnostics. Bedside neuromuscular ultrasound can assist in diagnosing inflammatory neuropathies even in some cases enabling the omission of nerve biopsy and lumbar puncture. Specific antibodies aid in the classification and management of acquired autoimmune diseases. First effective genetic therapies for monogenetic neuromuscular illnesses are now available for spinal muscular atrophy and familial transthyretin amyloidosis. This overview aims to highlight select new diagnostic and therapeutic achievements in the realm of neuromuscular medicine.
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Overview of Advanced Functional Groups
Functional groups are groups of atoms with specific chemical properties that occur within organic molecules and are sometimes denoted as “R”. Functional groups can “functionalize” a compound by enabling it to adopt different physical and chemical properties.
Types of Advanced Functional Groups
The table below summarizes some of the major functional groups in organic chemistry.

