2008
Sensory physiology assessed by evoked potentials in survivors of poliomyelitis
Prokhorenko OA, Vasconcelos OM, Lupu VD, Campbell WW, Jabbari B. Sensory physiology assessed by evoked potentials in survivors of poliomyelitis. Muscle & Nerve 2008, 38: 1266-1271. PMID: 18816600, DOI: 10.1002/mus.21093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAgedAged, 80 and overAtrophyBrainCohort StudiesDisability EvaluationDisease ProgressionElectric StimulationElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionPoliomyelitisPostpoliomyelitis SyndromeSensation DisordersSensory Receptor CellsSeverity of Illness IndexSpinal CordSurvivorsConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPolio survivorsLower limb SEPsPatches of atrophySurvivors of poliomyelitisUpper limb SEPsProportion of patientsAbnormal SEPsElectrographic findingsSensory lossMean ageSensory deficitsSpinal cordSensory abnormalitiesSensory impairmentPatientsSensory pathwaysSensory functionSEP studiesResonance imagingPoliomyelitisSurvivorsSensory problemsSEPsFurther studies
2007
Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors
Lupu VD, Danielian L, Johnsen JA, Vasconcelos OM, Prokhorenko OA, Jabbari B, Campbell WW, Floeter MK. Physiology of the motor cortex in polio survivors. Muscle & Nerve 2007, 37: 177-182. PMID: 17990291, DOI: 10.1002/mus.20913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral motor conduction timeTranscranial magnetic stimulationPolio survivorsMotor cortexPaired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationsMotor conduction timeMotor cortex excitabilityPost-polio syndromeTibialis anterior muscleMaximal motorCortex excitabilityTwitch interpolationCentral fatigueCorticospinal systemMaximal contractionHealthy controlsMotor neuronsAnterior muscleConduction timeMagnetic stimulationFunctional changesRecruitment curvesPolioSurvivorsCortex