F-waves of the facial muscles in healthy control subjects and in patients with peripheral facial nerve disturbance

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-174

  Ishikawa, M ^a   Namiki, J ^b   Takase, M ^c   Kojima, A ^c   Kawase, T ^c  

^a SAITAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b ASHIKAGA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Late response; Neurinoma; Sleep; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP;

EID: 0032962771     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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