Blink reflex discloses CNS dysfunction in neurologically asymptomatic patients with systemic sclerosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1917-1920

  Casale, Roberto ^a   Frazzitta, Giuseppe ^a   Fundarò, Cira ^a   Balbi, Pietro ^a   Rosso, Angela Del ^b   Bertinotti, Luca ^b   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Central nervous system; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 3242681558     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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