Focal and generalized peripheral nerve dysfunction in spinal cord-injured patients

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-279

  Nogajski, Joseph H ^a   Engel, Stella ^a   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE ROOT LESION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARAPLEGIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPTOM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748115458     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000201062.99671.27     Document Type: Article

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