Characteristics of fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the benign fasciculation syndrome
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Characteristics of fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the benign fasciculation syndrome.
The aim of this study was to determine first, if benign fasciculations and those in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can de distinguished on the basis of their waveforms or firing characteristics, and second to determine how fasciculation parameters evolved with progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Fasciculation potentials recorded from 63 muscles of 28 patients with definite amyotrophic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1460-2156,0006-8950
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq290