Preliminary study of large and small peripheral nerve fibers in Charcot- Marie-Tooth disease, type I

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-48

  Hanson, Philippe ^a   Deltombe, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Electromyography; Small fibers; Sympathetic skin response; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MANUAL CONTROL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVE FIBERS; SYMPATHETIC SKIN RESPONSE; THERMAL SENSATION;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER C; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; COLD; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEEDLES; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031914391     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199801000-00008     Document Type: Article

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