Utility of trapezius EMG for diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Sonoo, Masahiro ^a   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^b   Shimizu, Toshio ^c   Komori, Tetsuo ^d   Hirashima, Fumiko ^e   Inaba, Akira ^f   Hatanaka, Yuki ^a   Misawa, Sonoko ^b   Kugio, Yumiko ^c   Ito, Eiichi ^g   Kanai, Kazuaki ^b   Sawai, Setsu ^b   Isose, Sagiri ^b   Kagamihara, Yasuhiro ^c   Awatsu, Yumi ^c   Kondo, Sayaka ^d   Taguchi, Takato ^d   Ichikawa, Tadashi ^e   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^e   Sawada, Mikio ^f,h   Uesugi, Haruo ⁱ   more..

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Saitama Prefectural Rehabilitation Center   (Japan)

^f YOKOSUKA KYOSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ Sapporo Azabu Neurosurgical Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Needle electromyography; Sternocleidomastoid; Tongue; Upper trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; TONGUE;

EID: 60549087534     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21196     Document Type: Article

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