2021
First report: Rare RNF213 variant associated with familial moyamoya disease in an African American family
Sunmonu N, Ambati N, Thomas M, Ulep R, Worrall B. First report: Rare RNF213 variant associated with familial moyamoya disease in an African American family. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106123. PMID: 34666234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMoyamoya diseaseAfrican American familiesEthnically diverse participantsPotential genetic susceptibilityFamilial moyamoya diseaseFirst-degree relativesAmerican familiesLate presentationFatal courseNeurological eventsRNF213 geneMild diseasePhenotypic spectrumNeurovascular imagingThalamic strokeFatal childhood diseaseIschaemic infarctionYoung probandsGenetic susceptibilityHeritable genetic diseaseDiverse participantsChildhood diseasesDiseaseGenetic diseasesRNF213
2006
Electrical impedance myography: Transitioning from human to animal studies
Nie R, Sunmonu N, Chin A, Lee K, Rutkove S. Electrical impedance myography: Transitioning from human to animal studies. Clinical Neurophysiology 2006, 117: 1844-1849. PMID: 16807097, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical impedance myographyHamstring musclesRat models of neuromuscular diseasesSciatic nerve crushPrimary outcome variableHealthy adult ratsHuman subjectsAdult ratsNerve crushModels of neuromuscular diseasesRat modelNeurogenic injuryOutcome variablesAnimal studiesRatsImpedance myographyEIM dataPost-injuryRat muscleNeuromuscular diseaseMuscleHamstringRecordsSurface recordingsSubjects