Changes in motor cortex excitability during muscle fatigue amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-431

  Nardone, Raffaele ^a,b   Buffone, E ^a   Florio, I ^a   Tezzon, F ^a  

^a 'F Tappeiner' Hospital   (Italy)

^b Department of Neurology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; RILUZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SILENT PERIOD; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14544295337     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.035659     Document Type: Article

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