Distribution of muscle weakness of central and peripheral origin

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 794-796

  Thijs, R D ^a   Notermans, N C ^a,b   Wokke, J H J ^a   Van Der Graaf, Y ^b   Van Gijn, J ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON REFLEX; WRIST;

EID: 0031734635     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.794     Document Type: Article

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