Double discharges of motor units in neuromuscular disorders

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Rowiñska Marciñska, Katarzyna ^a,b   Zalewska, Ewa ^b   Hausmanowa Petrusewicz, Irena ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Electromyography; Motor unit; Repetitive discharges

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SPIKE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033013743     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(99)80148-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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