Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) was significantly associated with arm, leg, and global strength in polio survivors over a 15-year period.
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Does motor unit number estimation (MUNE) correlate with clinical strength in polio survivors?
MUNE correlates with clinical strength in polio survivors, validating its use as a clinically meaningful endpoint in motor neuron disease trials.
Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) has been proposed as an outcome measure in clinical trials for the motor neuron diseases. One major criticism of MUNE is that it may not represent a clinically meaningful endpoint. We prospectively studied a cohort of polio survivors over a period of 15 years with respect to MUNE and strength. We identified a significant association between thenar MUNE and arm strength, extensor digitorum brevis MUNE and leg strength, and the summated MUNE and global strength of the polio survivors. These findings confirm the clinical relevance of MUNE as an outcome measure in the motor neuron diseases and provide further validation for its use in clinical trial research.
Sorenson et al. (Wed,) conducted a cohort in Polio survivors. Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) was evaluated on Association between MUNE and strength. Motor unit number estimation (MUNE) was significantly associated with arm, leg, and global strength in polio survivors over a 15-year period.
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