Pilot study of electrical stimulation on median nerve in comatose severe brain injured patients: 3-month outcome

Brain Injury

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 903-910

  Peri, Cristian V ^a   Shaffrey, Mark E ^a   Farace, Elana ^a   Cooper, Edward ^b   Alves, Wayne M ^c   Cooper, J Brian ^d   Young, Jeff S ^a   Jane, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Kinston Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^c Devco Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034767440     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050110065709     Document Type: Article

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