Peripheral and segmental spinal abnormalities of median and ulnar somatosensory evoked potentials in Hirayama's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 627-632

  Polo, Alberto ^a   Curro' Dossi, M ^b   Fiaschi, A ^b   Zanette, G P ^b   Rizzuto, N ^b  

^a Universit degli Studi di Padova   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRAIN CORTEX; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HIRAYAMA DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCALP; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0037624486     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.5.627     Document Type: Article

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