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Is emg/ncs sufficient to diagnose spinal muscular atrophy ?
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No single test......: ......should EVER be considered SUFFICIENT to diagnosse any type of medical process or pathology. Medicine is the thoughtful blend between clinical knowledge and gestalt, diagnostic fact, & sometimes a little luck so that a story is put together in a reasonable and coherent way. No single test should ever be used to state dogmatically that "This IS or This ISN'T!" Good doctors avoid that pitfall.
Answered 9/29/2016
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