Wavelet decomposition of the blink reflex R2 component enables improved discrimination of multiple sclerosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 810-820

  Kumaran, M S ^a   Devasahayam, Suresh R ^a   Sreedhar, T ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Mumbai   (India)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Multiple sclerosis; R2 component; R2 duration; R2 mean time; Time frequency analysis; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX;

AUTOMATION; BLINKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034194019     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00253-4     Document Type: Article

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