A method for intraoperative microneurographic recording of unitary activity in the trigeminal ganglion of patients with trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-24

  Baumann, Thomas K ^a,b,c   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Electrophysiology; Extracellular recording; Human; Neuropathic; Orofacial; Pain; Tic douloureux

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROGRAPHY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0346995418     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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