Clinical and electrophysiologic correlates of quantitative sensory testing in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1612-1619

  Hayes, Keith C ^a,b   Wolfe, Dalton L ^a,b   Hsieh, Jane T ^a,b   Potter, Patrick J ^a,b   Krassioukov, Andrei ^a,b   Durham, Carmen E ^a,b  

^a PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurologic examination; Rehabilitation; Sensory thresholds; Spinal cord injuries; Temperature sense

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TIBIAL NERVE; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0036847228     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.35101     Document Type: Article

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