The role of electrophysiology in the diagnosis and management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 886-893

  Lo, Yew Long ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor evoked potential; Outcome; Severe; Surgery; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049178564     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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