F-wave latency is the most reproducible NCS parameter in repeated studies performed at short intervals

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-408

  Nodera, Hiroyuki ^a   Kaji, Ryuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; F WAVE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LETTER; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 13844308288     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20181     Document Type: Letter

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