Sensory segmental assessments following spinal cord injury: Significance for care and clinical trials

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 23-33

  Kramer, John L K ^a   Steeves, John ^a   Curt, Armin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Contact heat evoked potential; Motor evoked potential; Neurophysiology; Outcome measures; Somatosensory evoked potential; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT HEAT EVOKED POTENTIAL; DERMATOMAL EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SENSORY EVALUATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 67651107350     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci1404-23     Document Type: Review

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