A novel approach to the measurement of motor conduction velocity using a Single Fibre EMG electrode

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1985-1990

  Padua, Luca ^a,b   Caliandro, Pietro ^a,b   Stålberg, Erik ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demyelination; Motor conduction study; Neuropathy; SFEMG

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547515931     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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