Lack of specificity in electrophysiological identification of lower sacral roots during selective dorsal rhizotomy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-33

  Ojemann, Jeffrey G ^a   Park, T S ^a   Komanetsky, Robert ^a   Day, Richard A A ^a   Kaufman, Bruce A ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anal sphincter; cerebral palsy; electromygraphy; sacral root; selective dorsal rhizotomy

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0031022949     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.1.0028     Document Type: Article

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