The amplitude of lower leg motor evoked potentials is a reliable measure when controlled for torque and motor task

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1089-1098

  Van Hedel, Hubertus J A ^a   Murer, Christian ^a,b   Dietz, Volker ^a   Curt, Armin ^c  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative sum; Latency; MEP; Reference value; Repeatability; Spinal cord injury; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOWER LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATIC EXERCISE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIA; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34548407809     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0493-4     Document Type: Article

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