Cervical spondylotic myelopathy in elderly people: A high incidence of conduction block at C3-4 or C4-5

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 456-464

  Tani, T ^a   Yamamoto, H ^a   Kimura, J ^b  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Conduction block; Elderly people; Spinal somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 0032968862     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.4.456     Document Type: Article

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