Mechanically elicited nerve root discharge: Mechanical irritation and waveform

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-188

  Obi, Tomokazu ^a   Mochizuki, M ^b   Isobe, K ^c   Mizoguchi, K ^a   Takatsu, M ^d   Nishimura, Y ^a  

^a Division of Oral Surgery   (Japan)

^b Department of Orthopedics   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO TEISHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous discharge; Intraoperative EMG; Nerve root; Short discharge; Waning discharge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATIENT MONITORING; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE SURGERY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0032808349     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00736.x     Document Type: Article

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