The electromyographic diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Does the evidence support the El Escorial criteria?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 614-619

  Makki, Achraf A ^a   Benatar, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; El Escorial criteria; ROC curve; Sensitivity, specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BACK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247581685     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20748     Document Type: Article

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