Differential diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and similar syndromes

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-149

  Ishpekova, B ^a   Milanov, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD LESION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034001178     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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