Use of magnetic motor-evoked potentials in horses with bilateral hind limb ataxia

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1382-1386

  Nollet, Heidi ^a   Van Ham, Luc ^a   Verschooten, Francis ^a   Vanderstraeten, Guy ^b   Deprez, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD LESION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; ORCHIECTOMY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0242523109     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.1382     Document Type: Article

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