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Electromyographic Changes in Thyrotoxicosis

Objectives: To document electromyographic changes in thyrotoxic patients, and to categorize the type of myopathic process in thyrotoxicosis.
Design: This case control study was designed to show the electromyographic changes in thyrotoxic patients and to compare these findings with that of normal aged matched controls to
show the significance of these changes in thyrotoxic patients. Student’s test was applied on the results and P value was extracted.
Subjects: Subjects in this study were chosen according to certain criteria depending mainly on their blood level of thyroid hormone (T3, and T4) and TSH. All of them are thyrotoxic patients, their ages range between 15 to 45 years. They were 25 patients (15 female and 10 males). Another 25 subjects were chosen as normal controls they were of the same age and sex, patient with features of myopathy or neuropathy from diseases other than thyrotoxicosis were excluded carefully from studied patients and the normal controls.
Results: EMG finding in thyrotoxic patients was as follows: No spontaneous activities in the proximal muscles (deltoid and in rectus femoris muscles). The amplitude of the motor unit action potentials was ranging between (200-800 microv) with a mean of (488.8 +/- 159.3microv.) in the deltoid muscle, while the amplitude of the action potential In rectus femoris muscle in thyrotoxic patients was ranging between (350-900 microv.). In abductor pollicis brevis muscle the action potential amplitude in thyrotoxic patients was ranging between (500-2150 microv.), there was significant difference between thyrotoxic patients and normal controls. The duration of the motor unit potential in thyrotoxic patients was ranging between (7—11.5 msec.) with a mean of (8.51+/- 1,24 msec) in the deltoid muscle, slightly higher figures in rectus femoris muscle, this indicates significant difference in the duration of action potential between patients and normal controls. The other parameters of EMG study all indicate a myopathic process involving proximal muscles in 76% of thyrotoxic patients and a neuropathic process involving distal muscles in 28% of thyrotoxic patients.
Conclusions:
1-thyrotoxicosis involves proximal muscles more than distal muscles.
2-myopathic process in thyrotoxicosis can be observed clearly in EMG study of the proximal
muscles.
3-EMG findings in thyrotoxic myopathy includes, short duration polyphasic potentials, with early
recruitment full interference pattern.
4-Distal muscles in thyrotoxic patients may show EMG findings of a rather neuropathic process.

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Publication Date
Sat Jan 07 2023
Journal Name
Journal Of Advanced Pharmacy Education And Research
Fimasartan attenuates edema and systemic changes in egg albumin-induced paw inflammation in rats

Angiotensin receptor blockers are well known for their therapeutic efficacy and fimasartan has been used safely and efficiently since 2010 in the treatment of hypertension. The study aimed to examine the anti-inflammatory effect of fimasartan in egg albumin-induced inflammation in rats. Rats were treated with diclofenac (25 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) or fimasartan at two different doses (3 or 10 mg/kg, intraperitoneally). The increase in the thickness of the paw was considered to be edema, which was measured using a vernier caliper. Serum was collected to analyze the systemic production of the inflammatory mediators TNF-α, and IL-6. The results showed that fimasartan in both doses significantly reduced edema in inflamed rat paws and produce

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Publication Date
Mon Feb 18 2019
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Physics
STVI calculating the changes in vegetable cover for a vegetated environment in west Iraq

Remote sensing provide the best means to monitoring change in vegetation over a wide range of temporal scales over large areas. In this study, the vegetation index which has been applied known as the Stress Related Vegetation Index (STVI) on in the area around the Euphrates River and part of Al-Habbaniyah lake which located at western side of the river in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar province at Iraq to study the vegetation cover changes and detect the areas of changes, using two satellite sensors multispectral images such as TM and ALI, after geometric correction procedure to rectifying these images. The STVI-4 index result was the best than other vegetation indices (STVI-1 and STVI-3) to discriminate the vegetable cover distribution. The diff

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Publication Date
Sat Sep 01 2018
Journal Name
Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences And Research
Evaluation of some biochemical and immunological parameters changes in Iraq male with toxoplasmosis

A total of 33 Iraq male positive for Toxoplasmosis and Iraq male negative for Toxoplasmosis (controls) were studies to Evaluation of some biochemical and immunological parameters changes.The parameters included lipid profile such as (Cholesterol(C), Triglycerides(TG), High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) and complement component C3 and C4. The results revealed significant decrease in the total cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL and non-significant in vLDL (129.96±1.63, 130.69± 2.80, 87.19±1.97, 29.24± 0.83 mg/dl respectively) and non-significant increase in HDL(24.22 ±0.62) mg/dl compared with control group(152.07± 1.63, 156.48± 6.55, 99.26 ±1.39, 31.49± 1.30 and 21.31±

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Publication Date
Wed Aug 09 2017
Journal Name
Ibn Al-haitham Journal For Pure And Applied Sciences
Effect of Na Ion on Physioloyical changes of Wheat Grown in Nutrient Solution

  The experimentes were carried out by using a nutrient solution in the green house of Biology Dept , college of Education (Ibn Al- Haitham , University of Baghdad .) during 2001 -2002 growing season in order to determine the effect of sodium ion, by using four concentrations: (zero , 40,80,120. Mm), to study the appearance and physiological characteristics for two wheat varieties : IP A99 and Al-Kaid according to factorial experiment in completely randomized design for each concentration. The rcsults showed that the fourth concentration (120 Mm) for the Na ion is the most effective one on Leaf area, chlorophyll content, soluble carbohydrates, nitrogen content and protein percentage.        Moreove

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Publication Date
Mon May 28 2018
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Analytical Study of climate changes effect on wind speed in Al- Nasiriya, Iraq

     The ambient temperature is the major parameter that influences wind speed. When temperature rises, air will be extended and wind will flow with different speeds in all directions, increasing of temperature means that wind speed will be increased and vice versa. The relative humidity and atmospheric pressure affected with temperature, too. Climate changes making significant effects on the atmospheric temperature. In this project, the data of thirty four years (1981 – 2004) has been analyzed to get an idea about the changes occurred in the meteorological parameters in Al-Nasiriya city, which was chosen because it has a distinctive wind speed.

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Publication Date
Sun Mar 07 2010
Journal Name
Baghdad Science Journal
Free Fatty Acids and Biochemical Changes in Iraqi patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is progressive irreversible destruction of kidney tissue by disease which, if not treated by dialysis or transplant, will result in patient's death. This study was carried out on 30 patients (17 male and 13 female) with chronic renal failure. The aim of this research was studied the changes in the level of total protein ,albumin, calcium ,ionized calcium, phosphorous , iron ,ALP, LDH ,CK and FFA in patients with CRF before and after hemodialysis .The obtained results have been compared with 30 healthy subjects as control group (18male and 12 female). The results showed that there was significant increase in the level of calcium ,ionized calcium, phosphorous ,iron ,ALP,LDH,CK and FFA ,while there was a signifi

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Publication Date
Mon Mar 08 2021
Journal Name
Baghdad Science Journal
Positron Annihilation Lifetime Study on free Volume Changes in TLD by Gamma - irradiation

Positron annihilation lifetime has been utilized for the first time to investigate the free - volume hole properties in thermolumenscent dosimeter ( TLD ) as a function of gamma-dosc . The hole volume, free volume fraction determined form orthopsitronium lifetime are found to be ?lamatically increase to large values , and then to minimum values as a function ofgamma-dose . The free - volume holes size is found to be 0.163nm’ and to have maximum of 0.166nm^ at the gamma-dose of 0.1 and 0.8 Gy, respectively-

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Publication Date
Thu Oct 26 2017
Journal Name
Ibn Al-haitham Journal For Pure And Applied Sciences
Hislopathalogical Changes in the Testes and Epididymis of Mice Fed with Cadmium Chloride

The  present   research   was  conducted   to  determine   the  effect  of Cadmium   Chlori de  on  the  t  stes  and  epididymis  of  white  mice  fed with  diffl rent  concentration     (75,  1 00 150  ppm)  of this hea  y metal for three,   ix and nine days. The r   ults showed  that cadm i um chloride caused   s  vera!  histopathalogical  change in  testes  and  epidid   mis in  luding deg  neration and cell necrosis  in addition  to the appearanc of  haemorrh

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Publication Date
Sun Dec 01 2002
Journal Name
Bulletin Of The Iraq Natural History Museum (p-issn: 1017-8678 , E-issn: 2311-9799)
SEASONAL CHANGES OF THE TESTES IN THE MARSH FROGE RANA RIDIBUNDA PALLAS, 1771

Samples of marsh frog included 148 sexually mature males were collected in Baghdad
from December 1992 to December 1993 to December 1993. The testis weight was expressed
as percentage of the body weight. The percent mean weights of testis were at their minimal
weight (0.255%) during April (spawning period).
Testis weight has increased until reached its greatest average weight in August (0.785%).
During the winter there is a slight decrease in weight with a more obvious fall at the spawning
months. From the results obtained from the present work on Rana ridibunda and from the
observations on annual cycle in testis weight of some temperate zone anurans we notice that
testes tend to be lowest after spawning and the te

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Publication Date
Sun Jul 01 2007
Journal Name
Journal Of The Faculty Of Medicine Baghdad
Cytomorphological changes in the sputum after Radiation Therapy for patients with Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Background : Bronchogenic carcinoma is a common malignancy in iraq and radiotherapy is one of treatment methods for this disease . This study is cytopathological study dealing with
sputum samples for bronchogenic carcinoma before and after radiotherapy .
Objectives : To find morphological changes of the malignant cells as seen in cytopathological examination of the sputum after radiotherapy to the chest .
Patients and Methods : Twenty five patients with a recent diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma presented to the Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine for the treatment
in the period between 20th july 2004 and 25th june 2005 , sputum samples were obtained from these patients before and after they r

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