Correlation of single-fiber electromyography studies and functional status in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Rostás Róbert; Fekete István; Horváth László; Márton Sándor; Fekete Klára

doi:10.1515/med-2024-0990

Open Medicine (Jun 2024)

Correlation of single-fiber electromyography studies and functional status in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Rostás Róbert,
Fekete István,
Horváth László,
Márton Sándor,
Fekete Klára

Affiliations

Rostás Róbert: Division of Radiology and Imaging Science, Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032Debrecen, Hungary
Fekete István: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032Debrecen, Hungary
Horváth László: Department of Pharmaceutical Surveillance and Economy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, 4032Debrecen, Hungary
Márton Sándor: Institute of Political Science and Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Fekete Klára: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032Debrecen, Hungary

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-0990
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 264 – 74

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Our aim was to examine the significance of single-fiber electromyography (SFEMG) in patients diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and determine the best correlating parameter with SFEMG parameters and clinical scales across different muscles including facial muscles.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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