Electrodiagnostic significance of supramaximally stimulated a-waves

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1117-1120

  Rowin, Julie ^a   Meriggioli, Matthew N ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A wave; Axon reflex; Late responses; Nerve conduction studies; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033917921     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4598(200007)23:7<1117::aid-mus16>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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