The differential effect of the level of spinal cord stimulation on patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease in the lower limbs

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 402-408

  Ghajar, A W ^a   Miles, J B ^a  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circulatory changes; Lower limb ischaemic pain; Segmental electrical stimulation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISTAL TUBULE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG PAIN; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLARIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031668858     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699844583     Document Type: Article

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