Single fiber electromyography in 78 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1830-1833

  Cui, Li Yingi ^a   Liu, Ming Sheng ^a   Tang, Xiao Fu ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fiber density; Jitter; Single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REINNERVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 11344280147     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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