Nerve conduction study in cervical spinal cord injury: Significance for hand function

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Curt, Armin ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hand function; Motor nerve lesion; Nerve conduction study; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE LESION; NERVE ROOT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029808824     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1053-8135(96)00189-8     Document Type: Article

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