Systematic correlation of transcranial magnetic stimulation and magnetic resonance imaging in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1137-1145

  Lo, Y L ^a   Chan, L L ^a   Lim, W ^a   Tan, S B ^a   Tan, C T ^a   Chen, J L T ^a   Fook Chong, S ^a   Ratnagopal, P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central motor conduction time; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Correlation; Motor evoked potential; MRI; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 2442571788     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200405150-00017     Document Type: Article

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