Monomelic muscle hypertrophy following transient ischemic attacks: a case report.
A 39-year-old right-handed male suffered several episodes of transient right-sided weakness, sensory loss, and Broca's aphasia at age 31. Diagnostic studies failed to demonstrate any cause for these events. Following a complete recovery, he noted the onset of stiffness and increasing muscle bulk in his right arm, which gradually restricted its use. Simultaneous recordings from contracting biceps and triceps muscles in both arms suggested that the hypertrophy was physiologically induced by an abnormal mechanism providing resistance during phasing activity.
D000328:Adult; D003620:Dantrolene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D003620:Dantrolene; D003975:Diazepam