H reflexes and F waves fundamentals, normal and abnormal patterns

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 339-360

  Fisher, Morris A ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; F WAVE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; WAVEFORM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; H-REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RADICULOPATHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 0036096931     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8619(01)00004-4     Document Type: Review

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