How to diagnose MSA early: The role of sphincter EMG

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1657-1668

  Vodusek D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Multiple system atrophy; Parkinson's disease; Progressive supranuclear palsy; Sphincter EMG

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPHINCTER;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 27744509033     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-005-0377-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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