The spectrum of myotonic and myopathic disorders in a pediatric electromyography laboratory over 12 years

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-100

  Shah, Disha U ^a,b   Darras, Basil T ^a   Markowitz, Jennifer A ^a   Jones, H Royden ^a,c   Kang, Peter B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Pittsburgh Neurology Center   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DYNAMIN II; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.4;

ADOLESCENT; ANDERSON SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 2; HEREDITARY MUSCLE DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATONIA; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THOMSEN DISEASE;

EID: 84863317746     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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