Corticospinal tract dysfunction and development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis following electrical injury

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 288-292

  Huynh, William ^a   Lam, Amanda ^a   Vucic, Steve ^b   Cheah, Benjamin C ^b   Clouston, Paul ^c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Southern Neurology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticospinal tract; Electrical injury; Motor neuron disease; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 77955130577     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21681     Document Type: Article

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