Electrophysiological study of neuromuscular system involvement in mitochondrial cytopathy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1284-1289

  Girlanda, P ^a   Toscano, A ^a   Nicolosi, C ^a   Sinicropi, S ^a   Picciolo, G ^a   Macaione, V ^a   Quartarone, A ^a   Messina, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentric needle electromyography; Mitochondrial cytopathies; Nerve conduction studies; Single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0033016863     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(98)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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