Abnormalities of nerve conduction studies in myotonic dystrophy type 1: Primary involvement of nerves or incidental coexistence?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1120-1124

  Bae, Jong Seok ^a   Kim, Oeung Kyu ^a   Kim, Sang Jin ^a   Kim, Byoung Joon ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Myotonic dystrophy; Neural conduction; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QT INTERVAL; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPTOM; T WAVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 50249091517     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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