Quantitative motor unit potential analysis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 401-422

  Stålberg, Erik ^a   Nandedkar, Sanjeev D ^b   Sanders, Donald B ^c   Falck, Björn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TECA Corporation   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG analysis; Motor unit potential; Neurophysiology; Quantitative EMG methods

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOPATHY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

AXONS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0029824261     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199609000-00004     Document Type: Review

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