The role of laryngeal electromyography in the diagnosis of vocal fold immobility in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 949-958

  Ysunza, Antonio ^a   Landeros, Luis ^a   Pamplona, Ma Carmen ^a   Prado, Héctor ^a   Arrieta, José ^a   Fajardo, Germán ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Larynx; Vocal fold; Voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD DISORDER; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARYTENOID CARTILAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISLOCATIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 34247577497     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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