A neurophysiological study of the alterations to the central and peripheral nervous systems in Friedreich's ataxia;Estudio neurofisiológico de las alteraciones del sistema nervioso central y periférico en la ataxia de Friedreich

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-197

  Santiago Pérez, Susana ^a   Perez Conde M C ^a   Ugalde Canitrot, A ^a   Lopez Pajares M R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstem evoked potentials; Central motor conduction; Friedreich's ataxia; Quantitative sensory tests; Small myelinated unmyelinated fibres; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Thermotest; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; CHILD; EVOKED RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34250307262     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4404.2006072     Document Type: Article

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