Evolution of motor and sensory deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis estimated by neurophysiological techniques

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 438-442

  Theys, Paul Al ^a   Peeters, Erika ^a   Robberecht, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor nerve; Nerve conduction studies; Sensory nerve; Temperature sense

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SURAL NERVE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032808124     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050379     Document Type: Article

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