Motor evoked potentials in multiple sclerosis patients without walking limitation: Amplitude vs. conduction time abnormalities

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-227

  Gagliardo, Andrea ^a   Galli, Francesca ^a   Grippo, Antonello ^a   Amantini, Aldo ^a   Martinelli, Cristiana ^a   Amato, Maria Pia ^a   Borsini, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central motor conduction time; Motor evoked potentials; Multiple sclerosis; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; DISABLED PERSON; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WALKING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WALKING;

EID: 33847669423     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0334-5     Document Type: Article

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