Issues and Opinions: Motor unit action potential analysis of the paraspinal muscles
Paraspinal MUAP analysis is useful†
Mark B. Bromberg MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Mark B. Bromberg MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, University of Utah, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 421 First Avenue SW, Suite 300E, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMark B. Bromberg MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Mark B. Bromberg MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, University of Utah, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 421 First Avenue SW, Suite 300E, Rochester, MN 55902, USA; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author†
This article was prepared and reviewed by the AAEM and did not undergo the separate review process of Muscle & Nerve.
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