Cortical excitability in hereditary motor neuronopathy with pyramidal signs: Comparison with ALS

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-100

  Vucic, S ^a,b   Nicholson, G A ^a   Kiernan, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WRIST;

EID: 73449141452     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.157537     Document Type: Article

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