Somatosensory and MRI findings in children with cerebral palsy: Correlations and discrepancies with clinical picture

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-82

  Kułak, Wojciech ^a   Sobaniec, Wojciech ^a   Sołowiej, Elzbieta ^a   Boćkowski, Leszek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33751032014     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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