Electrically-elicited surface mechanomyogram in myotonic dystrophy

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 185-190

  Orizio, C ^a   Esposito, F ^a   Paganotti, I ^c   Marino, L ^b   Rossi, B ^b   Veicsteinas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Casa di Riabilitazione e Cura 'Domus Salutis'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electro mechanical coupling; Myotonic dystrophy; Stimulated muscle contraction; Surface mechanomyogram

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031201378     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02080462     Document Type: Article

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