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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a syndrome experienced as pain or stiffness, usually in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, and hips, but which may occur all over the body. The pain can be sudden or can occur gradually over a period.
The widely used [21] rule calculating normal maximum ESR values in adults (98% confidence limit) is given by a formula devised in 1983 from a study of ≈1000 individuals over the age of 20: [22] The normal values of ESR in men is age (in years) divided by 2; for women, the normal value is age (in years) plus 10, divided by 2. [9]
Polymyalgia means 'pain in many muscles' Polymyalgia rheumatica means more than that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.15.175.85 20:29, 21 May 2011 (UTC) This was a very good point. I have amended the article accordingly, ACEOREVIVED ( talk ) 21:21, 3 May 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]
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Abbrev. [1]Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1]; a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte ...
What’s a normal heart rate? A “normal heart rate” for adults ranges from 60-100 beats per minute (bpm), says Brett Victor, M.D., F.A.C.C., cardiologist at Cardiology Consultants of ...
The PMR has been found to be present more frequently in various neurological conditions, both localized and diffuse. These include congenital conditions such as Down syndrome , where it is unclear whether the reflex persists throughout life, or disappears and then re-appears in association with the onset of Alzheimer disease pathology.
Preferential motor reinnervation (PMR) refers to the tendency of a regenerating axon in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) to reinnervate a motor pathway as opposed to a somatosensory pathway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] PMR affects how nerves regenerate and reinnervate within the PNS after surgical procedures or traumatic injuries.