Electrophysiological assessment of corticorespiratory pathway function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Shimizu, Toshio ^a   Komori, Tetsuo ^b   Kugio, Yumiko ^a   Fujimaki, Yumi ^a   Oyanagi, Kiyomitsu ^a,c   Hayashi, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticorespiratory pathway; Diaphragm; Phrenic nerve; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAPHRAGM; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VOLITION;

EID: 77649320090     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960903207385     Document Type: Article

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