Accuracy of repetitive nerve stimulation for diagnosis of the cramp-fasciculation syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 776-780

  Harrison, Taylor B ^a   Benatar, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasciculations; Muscle cramps; Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability; ROC curve; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AFTERDISCHARGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRAMP FASCICULATION SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CRAMP; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34249705234     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20774     Document Type: Article

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