Differential diagnosis of limb girdle syndromes

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 469-475

  Ishpekova, B ^a   Milanov, Iv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b Univ Hosp Neurol Psychiat IV K   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029777732     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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