Central motor conduction time reveals upper motor neuron involvement masked by lower motor neuron impairment in a significant portion of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS: CMCT shows UMN dysfunction in ALS patients without clinical UMN impairment. SIGNIFICANCE: TMS still has diagnostic utility in a significant portion of ALS patients. PMID: 32593964 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32593964?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - June 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Tokimura R, Murakami T, Ugawa Y Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: research

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