Evidence for an abnormal cortical sensory processing in dystonia: Selective enhancement of lower limb P37-N50 somatosensory evoked potential

Movement Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 473-480

  Tinazzi, Michele ^a   Frasson, Emma ^b   Polo, Alberto ^b   Tezzon, Frediano ^a   Bovi, Paolo ^a   Deotto, Luciano ^a   Mauguiere, Francois ^c   Fiaschi, Antonio ^b   Ferrari, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Div Neurol Osp Civile Borgo T   (Italy)

^b Sez di Neurologia Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Lower limb SEPs; Somatosensory cortex; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY CORTEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; DYSTONIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION DISORDERS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033462133     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199905)14:3<473::AID-MDS1014>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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