Progression of cortical and spinal dysfunctions over time in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-375

  Attarian, Shahram ^a   Vedel, Jean Pierre ^b   Pouget, Jean ^a   Schmied, Annie ^b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor unit; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Upper neuron motor

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 39749137121     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20942     Document Type: Article

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