Motor conduction alterations in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis following the onset of neurogenic claudication

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 411-416

  Baramki, Hani G ^a,c   Steffen, Thomas ^a   Schondorf, Ronald ^b   Aebi, Max ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Motor evoked potentials; Neurogenic claudication; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MYELOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUDA EQUINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISCHEMIA; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032741584     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050196     Document Type: Article

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