Corticomotoneuronal dysfunction in ALS patients with different SOD1 mutations

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1850-1861

  Stewart, Heather G ^a,b   Andersen, Peter M ^a   Eisen, Andrew ^b   Weber, Markus ^c,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Neuromuscular Diseases Unit   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticomotoneuron; Peristimulus time histogram; SOD1 mutation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUTATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 33746224223     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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