Neurogenic motor evoked potentials: Role in brachial plexus surgery - Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 607-610

  Burkholder, Lee M ^a   Houlden, David A ^a,b   Midha, Rajiv ^a   Weiss, Erin ^a   Vennettilli, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Motor evoked potential; Nerve action potential; Root avulsion; Somatosensory evoked potential; Transcranial electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037370530     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.3.0607     Document Type: Article

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