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Fatigue and activity-dependent conduction block in neuromuscular disorders

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Highlights • Demyelination and increased axonal branching reduce the safety factor for impulse transmission.• Axonal hyperpolarization induced by voluntary contraction result in conduction block, and thereby fatigue in CIDP/SBMA patients.•… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Demyelination and increased axonal branching reduce the safety factor for impulse transmission.• Axonal hyperpolarization induced by voluntary contraction result in conduction block, and thereby fatigue in CIDP/SBMA patients.• Activity-dependent conduction block causes peripheral fatigue in neuromuscular diseases.

Keywords: conduction; conduction block; dependent conduction; activity dependent

Journal Title: Clinical Neurophysiology Practice
Year Published: 2022

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