Electromyography under caudal epidural anaesthesia as an aid to the diagnosis of equine motor neuron disease

Veterinary Record

Volumn 148, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 536-538

  Kyles, K W J ^a   McGorum, B C ^a   Fintl, C ^a   Hahn, C N ^a   Mayhew, I G ^a   Mauchline, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035962254     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.17.536     Document Type: Article

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