Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block: Distribution of demyelination and axonal degeneration

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-130

  Vucic, Steve ^a   Black, Kristin ^b   Tick Chong, Peter Siao ^b   Cros, Didier ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal degeneration; Conduction block; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIFOCAL MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33845746238     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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