Evaluation of atrophy of foot muscles in diabetic neuropathy - A comparative study of nerve conduction studies and ultrasonography

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2172-2175

  Severinsen, Kaare ^a   Andersen, Henning ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Muscle atrophy; Nerve conduction study; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FOOT; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ATROPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERONEAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 34548538004     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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