Delayed focal involvement of upper motor neurons in the Madras pattern of motor neuron disease

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 523-526

  Massa, R ^a   Scalise, A ^a   Iani, C ^a   Palmieri, M G ^a,b   Bernardi, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign monomelic amyotrophy; Madras; Motor evoked potential; Motor neuron disease; Transneuronal degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0032437155     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(98)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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