Muscular fatigue and decremental response to repetitive nerve stimulation in X-linked spinobulbar muscular atrophy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Inoue, K ^a,b   Hemmi, S ^a   Miyaishi, M ^a   Kutoku, Y ^a   Murakami, T ^a   Kurokawa, K ^c   Sunada, Y ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA CITY ASA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abductor digiti minimi; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Myasthenia gravis; Repetitive nerve stimulations; X linked spinobulbar muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION; TONGUE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BULBO-SPINAL ATROPHY, X-LINKED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE;

EID: 57449115893     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02349.x     Document Type: Article

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