Corticospinal output during muscular fatigue differs in multiple sclerosis patients compared to healthy controls

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1500-1506

  Scheidegger, O ^a   Kamm, C P ^a   Humpert, S J ^a   Rosler K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

central motor conduction; corticospinal output; fatigue; maximal voluntary force; motor evoked potentials; multiple sclerosis; transcranial magnetic stimulation; Triple stimulation technique

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; MITOXANTRONE;

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84866995914     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512438722     Document Type: Article

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