Methods and clinical value of peripheral nerve refractory period measurement in man;Méthodes et intérêt clinique de la mesure de la période réfractaire nerveuse périphérique chez l'homme

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 279-291

  Boerio D ^a,b   Hogrel, J Y ^b   Creange A ^c   Lefaucheur, J P ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Collision; Nerve excitability; Paired pulse; Peripheral neuropathy; Refractory period; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE MARKER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LATENT PERIOD; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 15244355774     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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