1983
The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1983, 397: 176-183. PMID: 6878005, DOI: 10.1007/bf00584354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupernormal periodConditioning stimulationActivity-dependent changesParallel fibersCerebellar parallel fibersConditioning volleyIon-sensitive microelectrodesConditioning stimulusExtracellular calciumLatency changesLatency shiftCortex exhibitExtracellular ionic concentrationsTest response latenciesTest latencyStimulationResponse latencyRelative increaseSmall increaseLatencyPeriodSuperfusateExcitability
1976
Probability of conduction deficit as related to fiber length in random-distribution models of peripheral neuropathies
Waxman S, Brill M, Geschwind N, Sabin T, Lettvin J. Probability of conduction deficit as related to fiber length in random-distribution models of peripheral neuropathies. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1976, 29: 39-53. PMID: 181541, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(76)90079-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral neuropathyAxonal dysfunctionSensory deficitsDistal sensory deficitsNormal sensory conductionRapid clinical progressionConduction deficitsSensory conductionClinical progressionNerve fibersConduction blockNeuropathyDysfunctionMarked reductionProximodistal gradientPossible correlatesDeficitsSmall increaseParesthesiaeAbnormalitiesProgression