Electromyography in myopathy

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-203

  Liguori, R ^a   Fuglsang Frederiksen, A ^b   Nix, W ^c   Fawcett, P R W ^b   Andersen, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Dept of Clinical Neurophysiology ^*  (Norway)

^c Departments of Neurology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor unit potential; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; REVIEW; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0030849240     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0987-7053(97)83775-6     Document Type: Article

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