Diagnostic accuracy of thoracic paraspinal electromyography in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-300

  Makki, Achraf A ^a   Benatar, Michael ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Electromyography; Likelihood ratio; Paraspinal; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX;

EID: 34249888473     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31803bb993     Document Type: Article

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