Quantification of upper motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2208-2218

  Rosler K M ^a   Truffert, A ^b   Hess, C W ^a   Magistris, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Collision technique; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Triple stimulation technique; Upper motor neuron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 0033768506     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00481-8     Document Type: Article

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