Sensitivity and specificity of the 'Awaji' electrodiagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Retrospective comparison of the Awaji and revised El Escorial criteria for ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 497-501

  Boekestein, Werner A ^a,b   Kleine, Bert U ^a   Hageman, G ^b   Schelhaas, Helenius J ^a   Zwarts, MacHiel J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awaji; Diagnostic study; El Escorial criteria; EMG; Lower motor neuron signs; STARD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FASCICULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78649366749     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482961003777462     Document Type: Article

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