Neurophysiological assessment of the feasibility and safety of neural tissue transplantation in patients with syringomyelia

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 931-945

  Thompson, Floyd J ^a,d   Reier, Paul J ^a,c,d   Uthman, Basim ^a,d   Fessler, Richard G ^a,b,d   Anderson, Douglas K ^a,b,d,e   Wirth, Edward D ^a,d   Mott, Susan ^c   Behrman, Andrea ^d,e   Trimble, Mark ^d,e  

^a Departments of Neuroscience   (United States)

^b Departments of Neurological Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal tissue; Human; Neurophysiology; Spinal cord injury; Syringomyelia; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVOKED RESPONSE; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0034849039     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771501750451848     Document Type: Article

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