Clinical utility of trapezius muscle studies in the evaluation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 908-912

  Cho, Joong Yang ^a   Sung, Jung Joon ^b   Min, Ju Hong ^b   Lee, Kwang Woo ^b  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor evoked potential; Needle electromyography; Upper trapezius

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLOSSITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CONDUCTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33750499102     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.01.044     Document Type: Article

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