Pathogenesis and recovery of tetraplegia after electrical injury

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 535-537

  Thaventhiran, J ^a   O'Leary, M J ^b   Coakley, J H ^c   Rose, M ^d   Nagendran, K ^c   Greenwood, R ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical injury; Recovery after electrical injury; Tetraplegia after electrical injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REINNERVATION;

ADULT; AXONS; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POLYNEUROPATHIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0034801683     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.4.535     Document Type: Article

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