Potential c-fiber damage in Wilson's disease

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-261

  Von Giesen, H J ^a   Weiss P ^a   Arendt, G ^a   Hefter, H ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; C fiber; Central moto testing; Central nervous system; Peripheral nervous system; Pupillometric evaluation; Quantitative sensory testing; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE FIBER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERONEUS NERVE; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTING; REACTION TIME; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SURAL NERVE; THERMAL STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BASAL GANGLIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PUPIL; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0141454806     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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