Correlation between the M and F wave characteristics and the innervated muscle strength in spinal muscular atrophy

Brain and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-46

  Imai, Tomihiro ^a   Saito, Masaki ^a   Matsumoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Ishikawa, Yukitoshi ^b   Ishikawa, Yuka ^b   Minami, Ryoji ^b  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior horn cell; F wave; Grip power; Median nerve; Motor function; Nerve conduction velocity; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031890113     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(97)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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