Spontaneous electrical muscle fiber activity in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Muscle & Nerve
- Vol. 2 (1) , 14-18
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880020103
Abstract
Forty patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis underwent detailed electromyographic evaluation. The paraspinal muscles of all patients were examined, as were several extremity muscles. The distribution of fibrillation potentials (FPs) in different muscles is discussed. FPs were most frequent in paraspinal muscles. We conclude that, for any patient suspected of having a myopathy, electromyographic examination should include the paraspinal muscles.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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