Facial myokymia: Segmental demyelination demonstrated by magnetic stimulation

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 246-249

  Öge, A Emre ^a   Boyaciyan, Ari ^a   Sarp, Aydan ^a   Yazici, Jale ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

facial nerve; magnetic stimulation; myokymia; radiation neuropathy; segmental demyelination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOKYMIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030029969     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199602)19:2<246::AID-MUS23>3.3.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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