The pseudopolyneuritic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Patrikios' disease)

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Cappellari, Alberto ^a   Ciammola, A ^b   Silani, V ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor evoked potentials; Motor neuron disease; Patrikios' disease; Pseudopolyneuritic form of ALS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PATRIKIO DISEASE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 41449087802     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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