Conduction velocity of the human phrenic nerve in the neck

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-130

  Morélot Panzini, Capucine ^a,b   Fournier, Emmanuel ^a   Donzel Raynaud, Christine ^a,b   Dubourg, Odile ^a   Willer, Jean Claude ^a,c   Similowski, Thomas ^a,b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b de l Exercice et de la Dyspnée du Département Médico Universitaire APPROCHES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Conduction velocity; Diaphragm; Humans; Phrenic nerve; Phrenic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NECK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR NERVE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; REACTION TIME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 56149099177     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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