The role of different EMG methods in evaluating myopathy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1173-1189

  Fuglsang Frederiksen, Anders ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EMG; Interference pattern analysis; MUP analysis; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD EXAMINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVALUATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33744763004     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2005.12.018     Document Type: Review

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