Beta-band intermuscular coherence: A novel biomarker of upper motor neuron dysfunction in motor neuron disease

Brain

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2849-2864

  Fisher, Karen M ^a   Zaaimi, Boubker ^a   Williams, Timothy L ^b   Baker, Stuart N ^a   Baker, Mark R ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; corticospinal; intermuscular coherence; motor neuron disease; oscillations

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANKLE; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ARTICLE; BETA BAND INTERMUSCULAR COHERENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84866421151     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws150     Document Type: Article

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