Double cortical stimulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 596-600

  Yokota, Takanori ^a   Yoshino, Akiko ^a   Inaba, Akira ^a   Saito, Yukinobu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Double cortical stimulation; Magnetic stimulation; Motor evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0030476929     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.6.596     Document Type: Article

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