The evaluation of the tensor veli palatini muscle function with electromyography in chronic middle ear diseases

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-278

  Sapci, Tarik ^a   Mercangoz, Ersin ^c   Evcimik, M Fatih ^a   Karavus, Ahmet ^a   Gozke, Eren ^b  

^a Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b FATIH SULTAN MEHMET TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Sanliurfa State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Eustachian tube; Tensor veli palatini

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EAR DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38749111069     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0435-5     Document Type: Article

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