Computer-aided analysis of muscle fibre conduction velocity in neuromuscular diseases

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-57

  Vogt, T H ^a   Fritz, A ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Muscle fibre conduction velocity; Myopathy; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MYOPATHY; NEEDLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ACTION POTENTIAL; AGE; AGED; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33745273614     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0569-z     Document Type: Article

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