Comparison of quantitative techniques in anal sphincter electromyography

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-92

  Podnar, Simon ^a,b   Voduek, David B ^a   Stlberg, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter muscle; Interference pattern; Motor unit potentials; Needle electromyography; Sensitivity; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CAUDA EQUINA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036136005     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10017     Document Type: Article

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