Correlation between a positive Hoffmann's reflex and cervical pathology in asymptomatic individuals

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-70

  Sung, Roger D ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Hoffmann's reflex; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelopathy; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0035166176     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200101010-00013     Document Type: Article

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