Motor evoked potentials in a case of stiff-man syndrome: A longitudinal study

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-138

  Logullo, F ^a   Di Bella, P ^a,a   Provinciali, L ^a   Provincial, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Stiff man syndrome; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUSCLE SPASM; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SPASM; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033107988     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720050021     Document Type: Article

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