Macro-EMG and MUNE changes in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: One-year follow up

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 257-266

  Sartucci, Ferdinando ^a,c   Moscato, Gianluca ^a,b   Rossi, Chiara ^c   Caleo, Matteo ^c   Bocci, Tommaso ^a,d   Murri, Luigi ^a   Giannini, Fabio ^d   Rossi, Alessandro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Pontedera Hospital   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; macro EMG; MUNE; time changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACRO ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT NUMBER ESTIMATION; PEARSON SYNDROME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955838886     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2010.550404     Document Type: Article

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