Evolution of tibial SSEP after traumatic spinal cord injury: Baseline for clinical trials

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1051-1061

  Spiess, Martina ^a   Schubert, Martin ^a   Kliesch, Uta ^a   Halder, Pascal ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human; Longitudinal study; Neurophysiology; Recovery; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIA; TIME;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME;

EID: 41449108843     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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