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Detecting dysphagia in inclusion body myositis by Cox, F. M., Verschuuren, J. J., Verbist, B. M., Niks, E. H., Wintzen, A. R., Badrising, U. A.

“…Dysphagia is an important yet inconsistently recognized symptom of inclusion body myositis (IBM). It can be disabling and potentially life-threatening. We…”
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in the Netherlands : Gene defect identified in half the families by VAN DER KOOI, A. J, FRANKHUIZEN, W. S, BAKKER, E, GINJAAR, H. B, BARTH, P. G, HOWELER, C. J, PADBERG, G. W, SPAANS, F, WINTZEN, A. R, WOKKE, J. H. J, VAN OMMEN, G.-J. B, DE VISSER, M

“…Pheno- and genotype correlation is attempted in a Dutch cross-sectional study on limb- girdle muscular dystrophy. Sarcoglycans, caveolin-3, calpain-3, and…”
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Optimal Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves by Cannegieter, S.C, Rosendaal, F.R, Wintzen, A.R, van der Meer, F.J.M, Vandenbroucke, J.P, Briet, E

“…Patients with mechanical heart-valve prostheses receive lifelong, high-intensity oral anticoagulant therapy to prevent thromboembolic complications, but this…”
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Associations with autoimmune disorders and HLA class I and II antigens in inclusion body myositis by BADRISING, U. A, SCHREUDER, G. M. Th, GIPHART, M. J, GELEIJNS, K, VERSCHUUREN, J. J. G. M, WINTZEN, A. R

“…Whether autoimmune mechanisms play a role in the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis (IBM) is unknown. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) analysis in 52…”
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Epidemiology of inclusion body myositis in the Netherlands : A nationwide study by BADRISING, U. A, MAAT-SCHIEMAN, M, JENNEKENS, F, KOEHLER, P, VAN DER LEEUW, H, DE VISSER, M, VERSCHUUREN, J. J, WINTZEN, A. R, VAN DUINEN, S. G, BREEDVELD, F, VAN DOOM, P, VAN ENGELEN, B, VAN DEN HOOGEN, F, HOOGENDIJK, J, HÖWELER, C, DE JAGER, A

“…Epidemiologic data on inclusion body myositis (IBM) are scarce, and possibly biased, because they are derived from larger neuromuscular centers. The present…”
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Difference in distribution of muscle weakness between myasthenia gravis and the Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome by Wirtz, P W, Sotodeh, M, Nijnuis, M, van Doorn, P A, van Engelen, B G M, Hintzen, R Q, de Kort, P L M, Kuks, J B, Twijnstra, A, de Visser, M, Visser, L H, Wokke, J H, Wintzen, A R, Verschuuren, J J

“…Background: Myasthenia gravis and the Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) may have a similar distribution of muscle weakness. Deciding on a diagnosis of…”
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The epidemiology of the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome in the Netherlands by WIRTZ, P. W, VAN DIJK, J. G, WINTZEN, A. R, VERSCHUUREN, J. J, VAN DOORN, P. A, VAN ENGELEN, B. G. M, VAN DER KOOI, A. J, KUKS, J. B, TWIJNSTRA, A, DE VISSER, M, VISSER, L. H, WOKKE, J. H

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Necrotising myopathy, an unusual presentation of a steroid-responsive myopathy by BRONNER, I. M, HOOGENDIJK, J. E, WINTZEN, A. R, VAN DER MEULEN, M. F. G, LINSSEN, W. H. J. P, WOKKE, J. H. J, DE VISSER, M

“…To evaluate the clinical features, muscle pathology and response to treatment in patients with a necrotising myopathy, without mononuclear cell infiltrates…”
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Does modafinil enhance activity of patients with myotonic dystrophy? : a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study by WINTZEN, A. R, LAMMERS, G. J, VAN DIJK, J. G

“…We performed a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study in 13 patients with myotonic dystrophy to address the question whether modafinil, known to…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of skeletal muscles in sporadic inclusion body myositis by COX, Fieke M, REIJNIERSE, Monique, VAN RIJSWIJK, Carla S. P, WINTZEN, Axel R, VERSCHUUREN, Jan J, BADRISING, Umesh A

“…To analyse whether MRI of upper and lower extremity muscles in a large patient group with sporadic IBM (sIBM) is of additional value in the diagnostic work-up…”
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Neuropathy and IgM M-proteins: Prognostic value of antibodies to MAG, SGPG, and sulfatide by EURELINGS, M, MOONS, K. G. M, NOTERMANS, N. C, SASKER, L. D, DE JAGER, A. E. J, WINTZEN, A. R, WOKKE, J. H. J, VAN DEN BERG, L. H

“…In polyneuropathy associated with immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal gammopathy, antibodies to myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), sulfoglucuronyl…”
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Very long chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency with adult onset by Smelt, A H, Poorthuis, B J, Onkenhout, W, Scholte, H R, Andresen, B S, van Duinen, S G, Gregersen, N, Wintzen, A R

“…Very long chain acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency is a severe disorder of mitochondrial beta-oxidation in infants. We report adult…”
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Clinical fluctuations in MuSK myasthenia gravis are related to antigen-specific IgG4 instead of IgG1 by Niks, E.H, van Leeuwen, Y, Leite, M.I, Dekker, F.W, Wintzen, A.R, Wirtz, P.W, Vincent, A, van Tol, M.J.D, Jol-van der Zijde, C.M, Verschuuren, J.J.G.M

“…Abstract We studied the longitudinal relation between disease severity and titers of antigen-specific IgG subclasses in sera of patients with myasthenia gravis…”
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The risk of intracerebral hemorrhage during oral anticoagulant treatment: a population study by Wintzen, A R, de Jonge, H, Loeliger, E A, Bots, G T

“…In a retrospective study of 166 patients, all admitted to the University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands, between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1979, we…”
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The clinical spectrum of limb girdle muscular dystrophy A survey in the Netherlands by van der Kooi, A. J., Barth, P. G., Busch, H. F. M., de Haan, R., Ginjaar, H. B., van Essen, A. J., van Hooff, L. J. M. A., Höweler, C. J., Jennekens, F. G. I., Jongen, P., Oosterhuis, H. J. G. H., Padberg, G. W. A. M., Spaans, F., Wintzen, A. R., Wokke, J. H. J., Bakker, E., van Ommen, G. J. B., Bolhuis, P. A., de Visser, M.

“…Summary A cross-sectional study was performed in the Netherlands to define the clinical characteristics of the various subtypes within the broad and…”
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HLA class I and II in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome without associated tumor by Wirtz, P.W, Roep, B.O, Schreuder, G.M.Th, van Doorn, P.A, van Engelen, B.G.M, Kuks, J.B, Twijnstra, A, de Visser, M, Visser, L.H, Wokke, J.H, Wintzen, A.R, Verschuuren, J.J

“…Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which antibodies against voltage-gated calcium channels located at nerve terminals cause…”
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Repetitive CMAPs: Mechanisms of neural and synaptic genesis by van Dijk, J. Gert, Lammers, Gert Jan, Wintzen, Axel R., Molenaar, Peter C.

“…Repetitive compound muscle action potentials (R‐CMAPs) occur when a single nerve shock excites muscle fibers repeatedly. “Double discharges” are due to…”
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Acquired slow-channel syndrome: a form of myasthenia gravis with prolonged open time of the acetylcholine receptor channel by Wintzen, A R, Plomp, J J, Molenaar, P C, van Dijk, J G, van Kempen, G T, Vos, R M, Wokke, J H, Vincent, A

“…A 32-year-old female presented with a 2-year history of fluctuating generalized weakness including extraocular, bulbar, and limb muscles, suggesting myasthenia…”
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Risk of stroke during long-term anticoagulant therapy in patients after myocardial infarction by Azar, A J, Koudstaal, P J, Wintzen, A R, van Bergen, P F, Jonker, J J, Deckers, J W

“…Myocardial infarction survivors have an increased risk of stroke, which is reduced with long-term anticoagulant therapy. However, an estimated 10-times…”
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Disruption of sleep-wake rhythmicity and daytime sleepiness in myotonic dystrophy by van Hilten, J J, Kerkhof, G A, van Dijk, J G, Dunnewold, R, Wintzen, A R

“…Ten patients with myotonic dystrophy (MyD) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) were studied. Daytime sleepiness was assessed by means of a subjective…”
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