Prediction of the post-comatose motor function by motor evoked potentials obtained in the acute phase of traumatic and non-traumatic coma

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 841-848

  Rohde, Veit ^a,b   Irle, S ^a   Hassler, W E ^a   Schramm, J ^c   Unterberg, A ^c  

^a Klinikum Kalkweg   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coma; Motor evoked potential; Motor function

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PARESIS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0032839304     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050385     Document Type: Article

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