Improved methodology for lumbosacral nerve root stimulation

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 595-604

  Troni, Walter ^a,b   Bianco, Chiara ^b   Moja, Mario Coletti ^a   Dotta, Michele ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Lazzaro   (Italy)

^c G and O Ferrero Sci Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

F wave latency; H response; high voltage electrical stimulation; lumbosacral nerve root stimulation; magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; THORAX;

EID: 0029876223     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199605)19:5<595::AID-MUS7>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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