Measurement of Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity of the Sciatic Nerve in Patients With Piriformis Syndrome: A Magnetic Stimulation Study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1371-1375

  Chang, Chein Wei ^a   Shieh, Shie Fu ^a   Li, Chih Ming ^a   Wu, Wei Ting ^a   Chang, Kai Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetics; Nerve conduction; Rehabilitation; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LABORATORY; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; RECORDING; REFLEX; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; BUTTOCKS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SYNDROME;

EID: 33749129375     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.258     Document Type: Article

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