Fibrillation potential onset in peripheral nerve injury

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 332-340

  Willmott, Andrew D ^a   White, Chris ^a   Dukelow, Sean P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fibrillation potentials; Positive sharp waves; Review; Timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXONAL NERVE INJURY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBASE; FIBRILLATION POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OVID; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSITIVE SHARP WAVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCIATIC NERVE; WAVEFORM;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES;

EID: 84865318360     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23310     Document Type: Article

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