Mechanisms underlying muscle fatigue differ between multiple sclerosis patients and controls: A combined electrophysiological and neuroimaging study

NeuroImage

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3110-3118

  Steens, A ^a   Heersema, D J ^a   Maurits, N M ^a   Renken, R J ^a   Zijdewind, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortical activation; FMRI; Maximal voluntary contraction; Motor tasks; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROIMAGING; POSTCENTRAL GYRUS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROIMAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855167869     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.11.038     Document Type: Article

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