Distal hereditary upper limb muscular atrophy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-220

  Gross, D W ^a   Rajput, A H ^a,b   Yeung, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hereditary; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031895138     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.217     Document Type: Article

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