Clinical Neurophysiology of Motor Neuron Diseases

CONTENTS
1. Overview A. Eisen (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Section I. Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Motor System 2. Comparative anatomy of the motor system: differences in the organization of corticospinal control in different species R. Lemon and J. Griffiths (London, UK) 3. Developmental aspects of corticospinal projections J.A. Eyre (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) 4. Principles of corticospinal system organization and function P.D. Cheney, A. Belhaj-Saif and M.-H. Boudrias (Kansas City, KS, USA) 5. Molecular mechanisms regulating motor neuron development and degeneration T.J. Kilpatrick and N. Tubridy (Melbourne and Parkville, Australia) 6. Physiology of the motor neuron and the motor unit C.J. Heckman and R.M. Enoka (Boulder, CO, USA) 7. Cytopathology of the motor neuron P.G. Ince and S.B. Wharton (Sheffield, UK) 8. Genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis M. Dewil, P.M. Andersen, L. Van den Bosch and W. Robberecht (Louvain, Belgium and Umea, Sweden) 9. Neuroimaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis G. Comi and L. Leocani (Milan, Italy) 10. Animal models of motor neuron death J.-P. Julien (Quebec, Canada) Section II. Methodology and Techniques Applicable to Motor Neuron Diseases 11. Needle electromyography J.R. Daube and E.J. Sorenson (Rochester, MN, USA) 12. Peripheral nerve conduction studies and neuromuscular junction testing J. Kimura (Kyoto, Japan and Iowa City, IA, USA) 13. Motor unit number estimates J.M. Shefner (Syracuse, NY, USA) 14. Magnetic stimulation and central conduction time K.R. Mills (London, UK) 15. Evoked potentials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis R. Dengler and K. Krampfl (Hannover, Germany) 16. Triple stimulation technique K.M. Rosler and M.R. Registris (Berne, Switzerland) 17. Cortical threshold and excitability measurements U. Ziemann (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) 18. Spinal and long-latency reflexes T.V. Ilic and G. Deuschl (...)