Cutaneous electromyographic silent period findings in brachial dystonia

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Pullman, S L ^a,d   Ford, B ^a   Elibol, B ^b   Uncini, A ^c   Su, P C ^a   Fahn, S ^a  

^a Coll Phys Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029968568     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.46.2.503     Document Type: Article

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