Event-related brain potentials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review of the international literature

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 16-26

  Raggi, Alberto ^a   Iannaccone, Sandro ^a   Cappa, Stefano F ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Cognitive dysfunction; Dysexecutive syndrome; Event related potentials; Frontotemporal dementia; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FOLLOW UP; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS;

EID: 77649309445     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960902912399     Document Type: Review

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