The role of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of AIDS- associated myelopathy

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1477-1482

  Tagliati, Michele ^a,b,d   Di Rocco, Alessandro ^c   Danisi, Fabio ^a   Simpson, David M ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Myelopathy; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0034636146     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.54.7.1477     Document Type: Article

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