Quantification of concentric-needle-induced insertional activity by turn/amplitude analysis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Finsterer, Josef ^a   Fuglsang Frederiksen, Anders ^b  

^a Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Electrophysiology; Monitoring; Neuromuscular disorders; Quantitative EMG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOPATHY; NEEDLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0037391361     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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