Diagnostic value of cervical somatosensory evoked potentials recorded from the intervertebral discs after median and ulnar nerve stimulation in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 514-520

  Ueta, Eiki ^a   Tani, Toshikazu ^a   Taniguchi, Shinichirou ^a   Ishida, Kenji ^a   Ushida, Takahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Disc recording; Electrodiagnosis; Level diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0032425046     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199812000-00011     Document Type: Article

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