Central motor conduction time by magnetic stimulation of the cortex and peripheral nerve conduction follow-up studies in Friedreich's ataxia

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 458-461

  Cruz Martinez A ^a   Palau, F ^b  

^a Hospital La Luz   (Spain)

^b Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central motor pathways conduction; Follow up in ataxias; Friedreich's ataxia; H reflex; Magnetic stimulation of the cortex; Sensory nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; REACTION TIME; SURAL NERVE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0344588859     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(97)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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