Electrodiagnosis of Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-192

  Howard, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Lambert Eaton syndrome; MuSK; Myasthenia gravis; Neuromuscular transmission; Repetitive nerve stimulation; RNS; Single fiber EMG

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BOTULISM; CONGENITAL MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUSNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE FIBER ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES;

EID: 84870036928     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.013     Document Type: Review

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