Diagnosis of psychogenic paralysis: The role of motor evoked potentials

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 889-897

  Cantello, Roberto ^a   Boccagni, Cristina ^a   Comi, Cristoforo ^a   Civardi, Carlo ^a   Monaco, Francesco ^a  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical role; Diagnosis; Motor evoked potentials; Psychogenic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; VENTRAL ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APHASIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034793312     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170075     Document Type: Article

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