Advanced search
Publication Cover
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Volume 13, 2012 - Issue 6
Journal homepage
227
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Multiplet discharges after electrical stimulation: New evidence for distal excitability changes in motor neuron disease

Ellen M. MaathuisDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology
,
Judith DrenthenDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology;Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Pieter A. van DoornDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands
,
Gerhard H. VisserDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology
&
Joleen H. BlokDepartment of Clinical NeurophysiologyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 514-520 | Received 29 Aug 2011, Accepted 20 Feb 2012, Published online: 16 May 2012

References

  • Kanai K, Kuwabara S, Misawa S, Tamura N, Ogawara K, Nakata M, . Altered axonal excitability properties in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impaired potassium channel function related to disease stage. Brain. 2006;129:953–62.
  • Kleine BU, Stegeman DF, Schelhaas HJ, Zwarts MJ. Firing pattern of fasciculations in ALS: evidence for axonal and neuronal origin. Neurology. 2008;70:353–9.
  • Nakata M, Kuwabara S, Kanai K, Misawa S, Tamura N, Sawai S, . Distal excitability changes in motor axons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006;117: 1444–8.
  • Vucic S, Kiernan MC. Axonal excitability properties in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Clin Neurophysiol. 2006;117: 1458–66.
  • Fischer LR, Culver DG, Tennant P, Davis AA, Wang M, Castellano-Sanchez A, . Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a distal axonopathy: evidence in mice and man. Exp Neurol. 2004;185:232–40.
  • Roth G. The origin of fasciculations. Ann Neurol. 1982;12: 542–7.
  • Roth G. Fasciculations and their F-response. Localization of their axonal origin. J Neurol Sci. 1984;63:299–306.
  • de Carvalho M. Pathophysiological significance of fasciculations in the early diagnosis of ALS. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord. 2000; 1 (Suppl 1):S43–6.
  • Esslen E, Isch F, Lambert EH, Liberson WT, Simpson JA. Terminology of electromyography. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1969;26:224–6.
  • Piotrkiewicz M, Kudina L, Mierzejewska J, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I. Analysis of double discharges in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle Nerve. 2008;38:845–54.
  • Cedarbaum JM, Stambler N, Malta E, Fuller C, Hilt D, Thurmond B, . The ALSFRS-R: a revised ALS functional rating scale that incorporates assessments of respiratory function. BDNF ALS Study Group (Phase III). J Neurol Sci. 1999;169:13–21.
  • Maathuis EM, Drenthen J, van Dijk JP, Visser GH, Blok JH. Motor unit tracking with high-density surface EMG. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2008;18:920–30.
  • Lapatki BG, van Dijk JP, Jonas IE, Zwarts MJ, Stegeman DF. A thin, flexible multielectrode grid for high-density surface EMG. J Appl Physiol. 2004;96:327–36.
  • Blok JH, van Dijk JP, Drost G, Zwarts MJ, Stegeman DF. A high-density multichannel surface electromyography system for the characterization of single motor units. Rev Sci Instr. 2002;73:1887–97.
  • van Dijk JP, Blok JH, Lapatki BG, van Schaik IN, Zwarts MJ, Stegeman DF. Motor unit number estimation using high-density surface electromyography. Clin Neurophysiol. 2008;119:33–42.
  • Kadrie HA, Yates SK, Milner-Brown HS, Brown WF. Multiple point electrical stimulation of ulnar and median nerves. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1976;39:973–85.
  • Wang FC, Delwaide PJ. Number and relative size of thenar motor units estimated by an adapted multiple point stimulation method. Muscle Nerve. 1995;18:969–79.
  • Kleine BU, Stegeman DF, Drost G, Zwarts MJ. Interspike interval analysis in a patient with peripheral nerve hyperexcitability and potassium channel antibodies. Muscle Nerve. 2008;37:269–74.
  • Rowinska-Marcinska K, Zalewska E, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I. Double discharges of motor units in neuromuscular disorders. J Physiol Paris. 1999;93:175–82.
  • Weber M, Ferreira V, Eisen A. Determinants of double discharges in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Kennedy disease. Clin Neurophysiol. 2009;120:1971–7.
  • Roth G. Double discharges of distal origin: influence on the firing rhythm. J Neurol Sci. 1980;47:35–48.
  • Bostock H, Sharief MK, Reid G, Murray NM. Axonal ion channel dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 1995;118:217–25.
  • Mills KR. Characteristics of fasciculations in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and the benign fasciculation syndrome. Brain. 2010;133:3458–69.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.