Electrophysiologic Evidence for Anterior Horn Cell Disease in Amyoplasia

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Gaitanis, John N ^a   McMillan, Hugh J ^b   Wu, Allan ^c   Darras, Basil T ^b  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYOPLASIA; ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISEASE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MICROGNATHIA; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE AGENESIS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOTOME; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 77953948935     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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