Different frontal involvement in ALS and PLS revealed by Stroop event-related potentials and reaction times

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Amato, Ninfa ^a   Riva, Nilo ^a   Cursi, Marco ^a   Martins Silva, Ana ^a   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Comola, Mauro ^a   Fazio, Raffaella ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Leocani, Letizia ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; Cognitive impairment; ERP; Executive function; PLS; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW RESOLUTION BRAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIMARY LATERAL SCLEROSIS; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84895796344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2013.00082     Document Type: Article

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