Clinical neurophysiology in the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The Lambert and the El Escorial criteria

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 160, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Wilbourn, Asa J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; El Escorial criteria; Electrodiagnosis; EMG; Lambert criteria; MND; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0031723701     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00194-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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