Assessments of chronodispersion and tacheodispersion of F waves in patients with spinal cord injury

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 498-503

  Tsai, Chien Tsung ^b   Chen, Hui Wen ^b   Chang, Chein Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronodispersion; F Wave; Spinal Cord Injury; Tacheodispersion

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

SPINAL CORD INJURY;

MEDICINE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIAL NERVE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037678930     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000073828.70655.E6     Document Type: Article

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