Cortical silent period in essential tremor

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 329-333

  Shukla, G ^a   Bhatia, Manvir ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Behari, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cortical; Essential tremor; Pathophysiology; Silent period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0041384513     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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