The association between nerve conduction velocity and the compound action potential amplitude during ischemic blocking

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-122

  Hansson, S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033022343     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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