A new type of microelectrode for obtaining unitary recordings in the human spinal cord

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 25-32

  Guenot, Marc ^a   Hupe, Jean Michel ^b   Mertens, Patrick ^b   Ainsworth, Alan ^b   Bullier, Jean ^b   Sindou, Marc ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Microelectrode; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0032744933     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.1999.91.1.0025     Document Type: Article

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