A qualitative review of the neurophysiological underpinnings of fatigue in multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 4-9

  Yusuf, Afiqah ^a   Koski, Lisa ^b,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central motor conduction time; Exercise; Fatigue; Intracortical facilitation; Intracortical inhibition; Motor threshold; Motor evoked potential; Multiple sclerosis; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIAMINOPYRIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMANTADINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; FLUOXETINE; MODAFINIL; PEMOLINE;

FATIGUE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 84878540886     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.04.012     Document Type: Review

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