F-wave characteristics as surrogate markers of spasticity in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-125

  Argyriou, Andreas A ^a   Karanasios, Panagiotis ^a   Makridou, Alexandra ^a   Makris, Nicolaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

F waves; Multiple sclerosis; Nerve conduction; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CONDUCTION; SECONDARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPASTICITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951039605     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181d64c94     Document Type: Article

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