Abnormal muscle responses in hemifacial spasm: F waves or trigeminal reflexes?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-218

  Misawa, S ^a   Kuwabara, S ^a   Ogawara, K ^a   Hattori, T ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; F WAVE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL REFLEX; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXONS; BLINKING; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 32344452829     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.073833     Document Type: Article

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