Testing upper motor neuron function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The most difficult task of neurophysiology

Brain

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2581-2582

  De Carvalho, Mamede ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 84866434888     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws228     Document Type: Note

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