Association of paraspinal and diaphragm denervation in ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 63-66

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

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diaphragm; Paraspinal muscles electromyography; Respiratory function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE POTENTIAL; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARM; BACK; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77649296694     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960902730080     Document Type: Article

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