Effects of botulinum toxin on motor system excitability in patients with writer's cramp

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1546-1550

  Boroojerdi, Babak ^a,b   Cohen, Leonardo G ^b   Hallett, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CRAMP; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRITER CRAMP;

EID: 0344738665     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000095965.36574.0F     Document Type: Article

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