Multielectrode Nerve Cuff Stimulation of the Median Nerve Produces Selective Movements in a Raccoon Animal Model

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-243

  Walter, James S ^a   Griffith, Patricia ^b   Sweeney, James ^c   Scarpine, Victor ^d   Bidnar, Michael ^d   McLane, Jerry ^e   Robinson, Charles ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Nerve cuff electrodes; Neural prosthesis; Raccoon; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORELIMB; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RACCOON; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORELIMB; HUMANS; JOINTS; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RACCOONS;

EID: 0031111474     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1997.11719475     Document Type: Article

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