Effects of startle and laughter in cataplectic subjects: A neurophysiological study between attacks

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1276-1281

  Lammers, G J ^a   Overeem, S ^a   Tijssen, M A J ^a,b   Van Dijk, J G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Audiospinal reflex; Cataplexy; H reflex; Laughter; Narcolepsy; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; CATAPLEXY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0034237481     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00306-0     Document Type: Article

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