Predictability of surgical results of herniated disc-induced cervical myelopathy based on spinal cord motor conduction study

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 107-111

  Chang, Chein Wei ^a   Lin, Swei Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Herniated disc induced cervical myelopathy; Motor evoked potential; Spinal cord motor conduction velocity; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032694202     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101430050041     Document Type: Article

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