Fasciculation anxiety syndrome in clinicians

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1743-1747

  Simon, Neil G ^a   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Anxiety; Benign fasciculation syndrome; Cramp fasciculation syndrome; Fasciculations; Peripheral nerve hyperexcitability

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ANXIETY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 84880280495     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6856-8     Document Type: Article

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