Hirayama disease: Three cases assessed by F wave, somatosensory and motor evoked potentials and magnetic resonance imaging not supporting flexion myelopathy

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 303-311

  Ammendola, Angelo ^a   Gallo, Antonio ^a   Iannaccone, Teresa ^a   Tedeschi, Gioacchino ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Institute Hermitage Capodimonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

F wave; Hirayama disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor evoked potential; Neck flexion; Somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HIRAYAMA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINE MOBILITY;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649122330     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0987-1     Document Type: Article

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