Single fiber electromyographic (SFEMG) in mitochondrial diseases (MD)

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Cruz Martinez A ^a,f   Arpa, J ^b   Santiago, S ^c   Perez Conde C ^c   Gutierrez Molina M ^d   Campos, Y ^e  

^a Hospital La Luz   (Spain)

^b Ruber Internacional   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Neurofisíología Clínica   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^f NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

FIber density; Jitter; Mitochondrial disease; Myopathy; Neuropathy; Single fiber EMG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUSNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 1042292002     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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