Rigid spine syndrome (vacuolar variant) A quantitative electromyographic study

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Stubgen J P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiologic study; Rigid spine syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; RIGID SPINE SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 33847733059     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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