Comparison between the alpha pattern in normal subjects and in alpha pattern coma

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 414-418

  McKeown, M J ^a,b   Young, G B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha pattern coma; Normal alpha rhythms; Thalamo cortical disruption

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ALPHA RHYTHM; AREA UNDER CURVE; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMA; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031394926     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199709000-00007     Document Type: Article

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