Stimulation of peripheral nerves using a novel magnetic coil

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 751-757

  Binkofski, Ferdinand ^a   Classen, Joseph ^b   Benecke, Reiner ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electric nerve stimulation; Magnetic nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0033028513     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199906)22:6<751::AID-MUS12>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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