Corticobulbar tract involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1099-1108

  Urban, Peter P ^a,b   Vogt, T ^a   Hopf, H C ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticobulbar tract; Facial nerve; Hypoglossal nerve; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE MUSCLE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031803485     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.6.1099     Document Type: Article

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