Dermatomal SEPs - A complementary study in evaluating patients with lumbosacral disc prolapse

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-226

  Sitzoglou, K ^a   Fotiou, F ^a   Tsiptsios, I ^a   Tsonidis, C ^b   Fountoulakis, K ^a   Papakostopoulos, D ^c   Tsitsopoulos, P ^b  

^a Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatomal SEPs; EMG; Lumbosacral disk prolapse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030948310     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(96)00735-0     Document Type: Article

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