Detection of fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The optimal ultrasound scan time

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1068-1071

  Noto, Yu Ichi ^a   Shibuya, Kazumoto ^a   Shahrizaila, Nortina ^a   Huynh, William ^a   Matamala, José M ^a   Dharmadasa, Thanuja ^a   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; diagnosis; fasciculation; muscle; time; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FREQUENCY; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIME; TONGUE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 85017627234     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.25607     Document Type: Article

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