Comparison of magnetic and electrical phrenic nerve stimulation in assessment of phrenic nerve conduction time

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1190-1199

  Similowski, Thomas ^a   Mehiri, Selma ^a   Duguet, Alexandre ^a   Attali, Valérie ^a   Straus, Christian ^a   Derenne, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

cervical magnetic stimulation; diaphragm; phrenic latency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE LESION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030901356     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.4.1190     Document Type: Article

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