Motoneuron disease after electric injury: A case report

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-49

  Zoccolella, Stefano ^a   Masi, Gianluca ^a   Mezzapesa, Domenico ^a   Carnicella, Francesco ^a   Iliceto, Giovanni ^a,b   Lamberti, Paolo ^b   Serlenga, Luigi ^a  

^a L Bonomo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

El Escorial Criteria; Electric injury; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTROPHY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARESTHESIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BRAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 44449085515     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0860-2     Document Type: Article

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