Generator mechanisms of giant somatosensory evoked potentials in cortical reflex myoclonus

Brain

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 1359-1373

  Kakigi, Ryusuke ^a   Shibasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOCLONUS; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; SIALIDOSIS TYPE 2; UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FINGERS; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MYOCLONUS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WRIST;

EID: 0023619984     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/110.5.1359     Document Type: Article

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