Perceptual threshold to cutaneous electrical stimulation in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 560-566

  Savic, G ^a   Bergstrom E M K ^a   Frankel, H L ^a   Jamous, M A ^a   Ellaway, P H ^b   Davey, N J ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric current; Electrodiagnosis; Quantitative sensory tests; Sensory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 33748349446     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101921     Document Type: Article

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