The stimulus-response curve and motor unit variability in normal subjects and subjects with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-43

  Henderson, R D ^a   Ridall, G R ^b   Pettitt, A N ^b   McCombe, P A ^a   Daube, J R ^c  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor evoked potential; Motor neuron; Motor unit number estimates; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33745728932     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20561     Document Type: Article

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