Abbreviations


From the following article

Electromyography in oral and pharyngeal motor disorders

Adrienne L. Perlman

GI Motility online (2006)

doi:10.1038/gimo32

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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

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