Segmental motoneuronal dysfunction is a feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 828-836

  Simon, Neil G ^a,b   Lin, Cindy S Y ^b   Lee, Michael ^a   Howells, James ^c   Vucic, Steve ^a,d   Burke, David ^c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,e  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; H reflex; Pathophysiology; Segmental motoneurone; Spinal cord circuitry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 84924757992     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.07.029     Document Type: Article

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