Diagnostic value of recruitment order in routine EMG

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-121

  Kopec J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

functional electromyography; order of recruitment pattern; range and sizes of functioning MUs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT; POLYMYOSITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0030981259     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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