Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) to evaluate cervical myelopathy in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I infection

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Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1180-1184

  Felipe, Lilian ^a   Gonçalves, Denise Utsch ^a   Santos, Marco Aurélio Rocha ^a   Proietti, Fernando Augusto ^a   Ribas, João Gabriel Ramos ^b   Carneiro Proietti, Anna Bárbara ^c   Lambertucci, José Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

^c Hemominas Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Electrophysiology; HTLV 1 associated myelopathy; Spinal cord infection; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MONAURAL HEARING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIAL; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 43549112105     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817152ed     Document Type: Article

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