Corticomotoneuronal dysfunction: A process specific to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1881-1882

  Vucic, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOMOTONEURONAL DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 70449532452     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.08.010     Document Type: Editorial

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