Modulation of fasciculation frequency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 226-228

  De Carvalho, Mamede ^a,b   Turkman, Antonia ^c   Pinto, Susana ^a   Swash, Michael ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c Center of Statistics Applications of Lisbon University CEAUL   (Portugal)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BENIGN FASCICULATION SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; COMPLICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; RADIAL NERVE; SYNDROME;

EID: 84958920238     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-309686     Document Type: Note

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