Quantitative myotonia assessment: An experimental protocol

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Sansone, V ^a   Marinou, K ^a   Salvucci, J ^a   Meola, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Muscle strength; Myometry; Myotonia; Quantitative muscle assessment; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISABILITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIA;

EID: 0034578221     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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