Clinical and surface EMG characteristics of valproate induced tremors

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-182

  Mehndiratta, M M ^a   Satyawani, M ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Khwaja, G A ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Sodium Valproate (SVA VPA); Surface electromyography; Tremors

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REST; TREMOR; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 20744456484     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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