Electrodiagnosis in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PM and R

Volumn 5, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Joyce, Nanette C ^a   Carter, Gregory T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hospice and Palliative Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 84878152972     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.03.020     Document Type: Article

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