Somatosensory evoked potentials in severe traumatic brain injury: A blinded study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 577-580

  Sleigh, James Wallace ^a   Havill, Jack H ^b   Frith, Richard ^b   Kersel, Denyse ^b   Marsh, Nigel ^b   Ulyatt, David ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coma; Evoked potential; Outcome prediction; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033507985     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.4.0577     Document Type: Article

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