The short exercise test is normal in proximal myotonic myopathy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 362-366

  Sander, Howard W ^a,b   Scelsa, Stephen N ^c   Conigliari, Matthew F ^a   Chokroverty, Sudhansu ^a,d  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Exercise; Myotonic dystrophy; Proximal myotonic myopathy; Repetitive nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0033989572     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00231-X     Document Type: Article

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