Monomelic neurogenic syndromes: A prospective study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 26-34

  de Carvalho, Mamede ^a   Swash, Michael ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Monomelic motor neuron disease; Monomelic neurogenic syndromes; Segmental amyotrophy; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EUROPE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEG; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MONOMELIC NEUROGENIC AMYOTROPHY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLEX; SYNDROME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 35648961948     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.05.021     Document Type: Article

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