Neurophysiology of orthostatic tremor influence of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-53

  Pfeiffer, G ^a   Hinse, P ^a   Humbert, Th ^a   Riemer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Orthostatic tremor; Transcranial magnetic stimulation Muscle cramps

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SITTING; STANDING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREMOR; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREMOR;

EID: 0032962795     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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