Electrophysiologic study of central motor pathways in ataxia- telangiectasia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-331

  Alfonsi, Enrico ^a,d   Merlo, Ilaria M ^a   Monafo, Virginia ^c   Lanzi, Giovanni ^b   Ottolini, Alberto ^b   Veggiotti, Pierangelo ^b   Moglia, Arrigo ^a  

^a Clinical Neurophysiology Unit   (Italy)

^b Division of Child Neuropsychiatry   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 0030884395     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200508     Document Type: Article

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