Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: Relation between somatosensory evoked potentials, neurological deficit, and hand function

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-53

  Curt, Armin ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0030064960     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90219-1     Document Type: Article

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