BACKGROUND Dysfunctional spinal circuit may play a role in the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The purpose of this study was to use F waves for assessment of segmental motoneuronal excitability following upper motor neuron (UMN) dysfunctions in ALS. METHODS We studied the F waves of 152 ulnar nerves recorded from abductor digiti minimi in 82 patients with ALS. Two grou...

Teriflunomide is a once-daily oral immunomodulatory agent recently approved in the United States for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). This study investigated neurophysiological deficits in descending spinal cord motor tracts during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE; a model of multiple sclerosis) and the functional effectiveness of prophylactic or therapeutic te...

The considered converter-fed permanent magnet motor could alternatively be operated in two basically different states − the vector control mode or alternatively the brushless dc, also known as electronically commutated mode. Several quality aspects concerning the system performance have been comparatively investigated in practical as well as theoretical manner. Focus is thereby given to the num...

General power system supply only provides a fixed voltage and frequency, and its the inverter is mostly used to control AC motor speed with different frequencies. However, it normally requires a rectified DC into AC for the frequency variation. In this study, a digital signal processing technology is developed to generate a Sine Wave Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) signal to replace the tradition...