Electrical treatment of coma via the median nerve

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 87, 2003, Pages 7-10

  Cooper, E B ^a   Cooper, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Electrical stimulation; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142151210     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6081-7_2     Document Type: Article

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