Reproducibility in nerve conduction studies and F-wave analysis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2070-2073

  Pinheiro, Denise Spinola ^a   Manzano, Gilberto Mastrocola ^a   Nóbrega, João Antonio Maciel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

F wave latency; F wave reproducibility; F wave velocity; F waves; Late responses; Nerve conduction studies; Tibial nerve; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; F WAVE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 47749130765     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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