Neurophysiologic evaluation of lower motor neuron damage in tetraplegia

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1321-1323

  Gorman, Peter H ^a,b   Kikta, Donald G ^c,d   Peckham, P Hunter ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor unit counting; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; THENAR;

CELL COUNT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0031723488     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199810)21:10<1321::AID-MUS12>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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