Transcranial cortical stimulation in disorders of the central motor pathways

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Sue, C M ^a   Yiannikas, C ^a   Clouston, P D ^a   Lim, C L ^a   Graham, S ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central motor conduction; Infarction; Motor evoked responses; Motor neuron disease; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344688815     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(97)90005-9     Document Type: Article

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