Diagnostic utility of F waves in cervical radiculopathy: Electrophysiological and magnetic resonance imaging correlation

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-61

  Lo, Y L ^a   Chan, L L ^a   Leoh, Th ^a   Lim, W ^a   Tan, S B ^a   Tan, C T ^a   Fook Chong, S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; F waves; MRI; Nerve conduction study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; F WAVE PARAMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEEDLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADICULOPATHY; REACTION TIME; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 37249087103     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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