Comparison of clinical methods for fasciculation detection in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 404-405

  Mateen, Farrah J ^a   Sorenson, Eric J ^a   Daube, Jasper R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548201336     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20803     Document Type: Letter

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