An error of self-diagnosis-but what was the real diagnosis?

Practical Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 284-288

  de Carvalho, Mamede ^a   Swash, Michael ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CARE;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SELF CARE;

EID: 77949332978     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.181925     Document Type: Article

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