Neurophysiological evaluation of the corticospinal tract by D-wave recordings in young children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-34

  Szelényi, Andrea ^a   Bueno de Camargo, Adauri ^b   Deletis, Vedran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticospinal axons; Infants; Maturation; Motor evoked potentials; Transcranial electric stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKIN ELECTRODE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTRODE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0038660790     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-002-0691-z     Document Type: Article

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