Awaji diagnostic algorithm increases sensitivity of El Escorial criteria for ALS diagnosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-57

  De Carvalho, Mamede ^a   Swash, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Awaji algorithm; Electromyography; Revised El Escorial diagnostic criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AWAJI DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; BULBAR PARALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EL ESCORIAL CRITERIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; ALGORITHM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549117850     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960802521126     Document Type: Article

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