Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Olney, Richard K ^a   Lewis, Richard A ^a   Putnam, Timothy D ^a   Campellone, Joseph V ^a  

^a American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction block; Electromyography; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Nerve conduction studies; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

CONSENSUS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0037231181     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10317     Document Type: Review

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