Needle EMG of the tongue: Motor unit action potential versus peak ratio analysis in limb and bulbar onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Finsterer, J ^a,c   Fuglsang Frederiksen, A ^b   Mamoli, B ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Frenchay aphasia test; Norris score; Peak ratio; Tongue electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE;

EID: 0030844834     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.2.175     Document Type: Article

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