Comparison of parametric and nonparametric reference data in motor unit potential analysis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1412-1419

  Podnar, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; Motor unit potential; Quantitative electromyography; Reference intervals; Sensitivity; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYOPATHY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749098945     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21102     Document Type: Article

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