Electrodiagnostic testing of nerves and muscles: When, why, and how to order

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-48

  Chémali, Kamal R ^a   Tsao, Bryan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTICOAGULATION; ANXIETY; BLEEDING; BOTULISM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMYELINATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOPATHY; NECK PAIN; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; POLIOMYELITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKIN INFECTION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 12744274816     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.72.1.37     Document Type: Review

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