Electroencephalographic studies of myoclonus: Myoclonus-related cortical spikes and high amplitude somatosensory evoked potentials

Brain

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1978, Pages 447-460

  Shibasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Yamashita, Yoriaki ^a   Kuroiwa, Yoshigoro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCLONUS; SPIKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOIDOSIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; MYOCLONUS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 0017886902     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/101.3.447     Document Type: Article

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