Abbreviations
From the following article
Electromyography in oral and pharyngeal motor disorders
Adrienne L. Perlman
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo32
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CP
cricopharyngeus muscle
DM/PM
dermatomyositis and polymyositis
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EMG
electromyography
FSHMD
facio-scapulo-humoral muscular dystrophy
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
LES
lower esophageal sphincter
LGMD
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
macro-EMG
macroelectromyography
MD
myotonic dystrophy
MEP
motor evoked potential
MUAP
motor unit action potential
PBP
pseudobulbar palsy
PPMA
post-poliomyelitis muscular atrophy
PPS
post-polio syndrome
SEMG
submental EMG
SFEMG
single fiber electromyography
SMA
spinal muscular atrophy
UES
upper esophageal sphincter