Neurophysiological findings of the late-onset, dominant, proximal spinal muscular atrophies with dysautonomia because of the VAPB PRO56SER mutation

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Marques, Vanessa D ^a   Marques Jr , Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Motor neuron disease; Needle examination; Nerve conduction study; Neurophysiology; Spinal muscular atrophy; VAPB gene

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DYSAUTONOMIA; FACE MUSCLE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LARYNX MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAPB GENE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

VAPB PROTEIN, HUMAN; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; MUTATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 55249102989     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31817ed219     Document Type: Article

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