The difference between fibrillations and positive sharp waves is due to tissue filtering

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-206

  Campbell, William W ^a   Landau, Mark E ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnostic medicine; Electromyography; Fibrillation potential; Needle examination; Positive sharp wave

Indexed keywords

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FIBRILLATION POTENTIAL; FILTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE SHARP WAVE; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE FIBERS;

EID: 0041623003     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200305000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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