Electrodiagnosis of ALS

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1031-1041

  Higashihara, Mana ^a   Sonoo, Masahiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Fasciculation potentials; Needle electromyography; Nerve conduction studies; Repetitive nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 35348961055     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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