Linked Life Data

9771668

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/9771668

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-27
pubmed:abstractText
Central motor conduction time, a useful measure for studying central motor pathways, is calculated by determining the difference between the latency of motor-evoked potentials and peripheral conduction time. The intraindividual trial-to-trial variability of central motor conduction time and the discomfort associated with three methods of measuring peripheral motor conduction time (F-wave latency, cervical magnetic stimulation, and cervical needle stimulation) were studied in 5 healthy subjects with the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to elicit motor-evoked potentials. Central motor conduction time was calculated by using measurements, made on 3 separate days, from the same three muscles on each hand. A visual analog pain scale was used to determine the level of discomfort for each method. Intraindividual trial-to-trial variability of central motor conduction time was similar for all methods, with coefficients of variation of 13% for the F-wave latency, 15% for cervical magnetic stimulation, and 11% for cervical needle stimulation. The last method was significantly more painful than the other two methods; there was no significant difference in discomfort between the F-wave method and cervical magnetic stimulation. To assess peripheral motor conduction time, when determining central motor conduction time, either the F-wave method or cervical magnetic stimulation is preferable to cervical needle stimulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1445-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Central motor conduction time: reproducibility and discomfort of different methods.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1428, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article