Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of muscle cramps: A clinical approach

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-94

  Jansen, Paul H P ^a   Gabreëls, Fons J M ^b   van Engelen, Baziel G M ^b  

^a Gelderse Valei Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLOFIBRATE; DIURETIC AGENT; DYSTROPHIN; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OSMOTIC AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TERBUTALINE;

BRODY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLIC; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYALGIA; MYOTONIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TETANY;

EID: 0141520395     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131402-200212000-00008     Document Type: Review

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