An electrophysiological study of the mechanism of fatigue in multiple sclerosis

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-315

  Sheean, Geoffrey L ^a   Murray, Nicholas M F ^a   Rothwell, John C ^b   Miller, David H ^c   Thompson, Alan J ^c  

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

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Fatigue; Frequency dependent conduction block; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031037935     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.2.299     Document Type: Article

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