Human nerve stimulation thresholds and selectivity using a multi-contact nerve cuff electrode

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-82

  Polasek, Katharine H ^a   Hoyen, Harry A ^b   Keith, Michael W ^b   Tyler, Dustin J ^a,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Human subjects; Implantable electrodes; Nerve electrodes; Peripheral nerve; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN SUBJECTS; IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ABERRATIONS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 34248529617     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.891383     Document Type: Article

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