Deficit in motor performance correlates with changed corticospinal excitability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 262-264

  Davey, Nick J ^a   Puri, B K ^b   Catley, M ^a   Main, J ^e   Nowicky, A V ^c   Zaman, R ^d  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REACTION TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THENAR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0037865267     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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