Abnormalities in cortical and peripheral excitability in flail arm variant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 849-852

  Vucic, Steve ^b   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,c  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLAIL ARM SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SODIUM CURRENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34547620140     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.105056     Document Type: Article

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