Changes in axonal excitability and burst pattern behaviour in synkinesis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1288-1290

  Bacsi, Ann M ^a   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Myokymia; Neuromyotonia; Synkinesis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOKYMIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNKINESIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SYNKINESIS;

EID: 53349164519     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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