Segmental conduction times in the motor nervous system

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-167

  Wochnik Dyjas, D ^b   Glazowski C ^b   Niewiadomska, M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Extensor digitorum brevis; Magnetic stimulation; Segmental motor conduction times; Tibialis anticus; Wave F

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842327491     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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