Assessement of quadriceps strength, endurance and fatigue in FSHD and CMT: Benefits and limits of femoral nerve magnetic stimulation

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 396-405

  Bachasson, D ^a,b,c   Temesi, J ^d   Bankole, C ^d,e   Lagrange, E ^c   Boutte, C ^c   Millet, G Y ^b,d   Verges, S ^a,b   Levy, P ^a,b,c   Feasson, L ^c,d,e   Wuyam, B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Experienced fatigue; Fascioscapulohumeral dystrophy; Femoral magnetic nerve stimulation; Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy; Muscle endurance; Muscle fatigue; Muscle strength; Neuromuscular diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOSCAPULOHUMERAL DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

10-HZ POTENTIATED DOUBLETS; 100-HZ POTENTIATED DOUBLETS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CMT; DB(10); DB(10):DB(100); DB(100); EXPERIENCED FATIGUE; FASCIOSCAPULOHUMERAL DYSTROPHY; FEMORAL MAGNETIC NERVE STIMULATION; FEMORAL NERVE MAGNETIC STIMULATION; FNMS; FSHD; HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHY; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY ACTIVATION; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY SHORT-FORM; MUSCLE ENDURANCE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MVC; MVC(RMS/M); NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PEAK POTENTIATED 10-HZ DOUBLETS/PEAK POTENTIATED 100-HZ DOUBLETS; POTENTIATED SINGLE TWITCH; ROOT MEAN SQUARED CALCULATED FROM VASTUS LATERALIS EMG SIGNAL NORMALIZED TO M-WAVE AMPLITUDE DURING MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; SF-36; TW(P); VA;

ADULT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84892488315     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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