Involuntary movements and abnormal spontaneous EMG activity in syringomyelia and syringobulbia

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 823-834

  Nogues M A ^a   Leiguarda, R C ^a   Rivero, A D ^a   Salvat, F ^a   Manes, F ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYOCLONUS; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNKINESIS; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREMOR;

EID: 0033541025     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.823     Document Type: Article

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