Clinical neurophysiology in ALS

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Inghilleri, M ^a   Iacovelli, E ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; EMG; ENG; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79952838297     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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