Quantitative sensory tests (perceptual thresholds) in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Savic, Gordana ^a   Bergström, Ebba M K ^a   Davey, Nick J ^b   Ellaway, Peter H ^b   Frankel, Hans L ^a   Jamous, Ali ^a   Nicotra, Alessia ^b  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Electric current; Electrodiagnosis; Quantitative sensory tests; Rehabilitation; Sensory outcome measures; Sensory perceptual threshold; Spinal cord injury; Thermal sensation; Vibration sensation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE SENSORY TESTS; SENSORY OUTCOME MEASURES; SENSORY PERCEPTUAL THRESHOLD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMAL SENSATION; VIBRATION SENSATION;

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

PATIENT MONITORING;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SKIN STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMAL STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 34250002481     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.08.0137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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