Peripheral nerve and muscle ultrasound in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 346-351

  Cartwright, Michael S ^a   Walker, Francis O ^a   Griffin, Leah P ^a   Caress, James B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Median nerve; Muscle; Suralmnerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 80052046340     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22035     Document Type: Article

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