Neurophysiological and anatomical variability of the greater auricular nerve

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 333-339

  Sand, T ^a,b   Becser, N ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Nevrologisk Avdeling RIT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anatomical dissection; Cervical plexus; Greater auricular nerve; Headache; Sensory nerve action potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; GREATER AURICULAR NERVE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 0031795537     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb01744.x     Document Type: Article

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