Motor unit potential analysis in the cases with hemifacial spasm and postparalytic facial hyperactivity

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-28

  Kiziltan, Meral Erdemir ^a   Uzun, Nurten ^a,b   Savrun, Feray Karaali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Motor unit potential; Motor unit potential analysis; Peripheral facial palsy; Postparalytic facial hyperactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME;

EID: 14544285162     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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