Laser-evoked potentials: Diagnostic approach to the dorsal root;Laserevozierte Potentiale: Der diagnostische zugang zur hinterwurzel

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Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 852-858

  Quante, M ^a   Lampe, F ^a   Hauck, M ^b   Bromm, B ^b   Hille, E ^a   Lorenz, J ^b  

^a AK Eilbek ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal root; Functional diagnostics; Laser evoked potentials; Radiculopathy; SEP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LASER; LASER EVOKED POTENTIAL; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE ROOT INJURY; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0242362212     PISSN: 00854530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00132-003-0530-2     Document Type: Article

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