Electrophysiological features of central motor conduction in spinocerebellar atrophy type 1, type 2, and Machado-Joseph disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 530-534

  Yokota, T ^a,d   Sasaki, H ^b   Iwabuchi, K ^c   Shiojiri, T ^a   Yoshino, A ^a   Otagiri, A ^a   Inaba, A ^a   Yuasa, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAGAWA REHABILITATION CENTER   (Japan)

^d BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Machado Joseph disease; Motor evoked potential; Spinocerebellar ataxia 1; Spinocerebellar ataxia 2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG MUSCLE; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031725475     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.4.530     Document Type: Article

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