The human motor cortex after incomplete spinal cord injury: An investigation using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 748-754

  Puri, B K ^a   Smith, H C ^b   Cox, I J ^a   Sargentoni, J ^a   Savic, G ^c   Maskill, D W ^b   Frankel, H L ^c   Ellaway, P H ^b   Davey, N J ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; N acetylaspartate; Spinal cord injury; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLINE; CREATINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THENAR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0031733714     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.748     Document Type: Article

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