Electrophysiological assessment of a case of limb myorhythmia

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2180-2183

  van Meerbeeck, Priscilla C ^a   Fénelon, Gilles ^a   Ahdab, Rechdi ^a   Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETTER; LIMB; MALE; MYORHYTHMIA; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 78049292212     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.04.034     Document Type: Letter

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