Propriospinal myoclonus: Evidence for spinal “pattern” generators in humans

Movement Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 571-576

  Brown, P ^a   Rothwell, J C ^a   Thompson, P D ^a   Marsden, C D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Propriospinal myoclonus; Spinal pattern generator

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; TETRABENAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOCLONUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0028142847     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870090511     Document Type: Article

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