Complex repetitive discharges: Cause or effect of neurogenic muscle hypertrophy?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1603-1606

  Rowin, Julie ^a   Meriggioli, Matthew N ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex repetitive discharges; Myokymia; Neurogenic muscle hypertrophy; Spinal muscular atrophy; Spontaneous motor activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ARM; BIOPSY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL;

EID: 0032755706     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199911)22:11<1603::AID-MUS20>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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