Cortical silent period in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Siciliano, Gabriele ^a   Manca, Maria Laura ^b   Sagliocco, Laura ^a   Pastorini, Elena ^a   Pellegrinetti, Alberto ^a   Sartucci, Ferdinando ^a   Sabatini, Angelo ^b   Murri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; Cortical silent period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032692385     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00223-3     Document Type: Article

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