Sphincter electromyography and multiple system atrophy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-26

  Nahm, Frederick ^a   Freeman, Roy ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

External anal sphincter; Multiple system atrophy; Parkinson's disease; Review; Sphincteric electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; URETER;

EID: 0038798591     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10254     Document Type: Review

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