Pathogenesis of giant somatosensory evoked potentials in progressive myoclonic epilepsy

Brain

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 225-240

  Shibasaki, Hiroshi ^a   Yamashita, Yoriaki ^b   Neshige, Ryuji ^a   Tobimatsu, Shozo ^c   Fukui, Ritsuko ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MATSUYAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOCLONUS; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX;

EID: 0021963451     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/108.1.225     Document Type: Article

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