Neurophysiology of myoclonus

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 281-291

  Cassim, F ^a   Houdayer, E ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Jerk locked back averaging; Long latency reflexes; Movement disorders; Myoclonus; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOCLONUS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; REACTION TIME; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33847253881     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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