Lumbar spinal stenosis: Assessment of cauda equina involvement by electrophysiological recordings

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-750

  Egli, D ^a   Hausmann, O ^a   Schmid, M ^a   Boos, N ^a   Dietz, V ^a   Curt, A ^a,b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cauda equina involvement; Electrophysiological recordings; Lumbar nerve involvement; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Neurogenic claudication; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULOPATHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SPINAL STENOSIS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 34347364617     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0427-1     Document Type: Article

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