Diminished central activation during maximal voluntary contraction in chronic fatigue syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2518-2524

  Schillings, M L ^a   Kalkman, J S ^a   Van Der Werf, S P ^a   Van Engelen, B G M ^a   Bleijenberg, G ^a   Zwarts, M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central activation; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Sustained maximal voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; ARM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4644353153     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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