Waveform changes due to conduction block and their underlying mechanism in spinal somatosensory evoked potential: A computer simulation: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-310

  Tani, Toshikazu ^a   Ushida, Takahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Okuhara, Yoshiyasu ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

amplitude; computer simulation; conduction block; phase cancellation; spinal somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0030946999     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.2.0303     Document Type: Article

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