Diagnostic Value of Electromyography and Muscle Biopsy in Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 790-795

  Kang, Peter B ^a   Lidov, Hart G W ^b   David, William S ^c,d   Torres, Alcy ^a   Anthony, Douglas C ^b,e   Jones, H Royden ^a,c   Darras, Basil T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0345095272     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.10769     Document Type: Article

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