Motor evoked potentials in the preoperative and postoperative assessment of normal pressure hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 517-521

  Zaaroor, M ^a   Bleich, N ^b   Chistyakov, A ^a   Pratt, H ^b   Feinsod, M ^a  

^a Rambam Maimonides Medical Center   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Magnetic stimulation; Motor evoked potentials; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SHUNTING; WALKING;

EID: 0030925863     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.5.517     Document Type: Article

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