A comparative study of median nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potential in the totally blind and normal subjects

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-188

  Dayananda, G ^a   Roopakala, M S ^a   Srinivasa, R ^a   Sharma, Rajeev ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Braille; Cortical representation; Normal sighted; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Totally blind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BRAILLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BLINDNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; REACTION TIME; TOUCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50449105414     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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