Are the neurophysiological techniques useful for the diagnosis of diaphragmatic impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS)?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Miscio, G ^a   Guastamacchia, G ^b   Priano, L ^a   Baudo, S ^a   Mauro, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Multiple sclerosis; Phrenic nerve; Respiratory function; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM; DISABILITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0037213052     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00339-5     Document Type: Article

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