Short latency evoked somatosensory potentials after stimulation of the median nerve in children: Normative data

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-182

  Doria Lamba, Laura ^a   Montaldi, Luciano ^a   Grosso, Paolo ^a   Veneselli, Edvige ^a   Giribaldi, Gaia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Median nerve; PNS maturation; Short latency SEP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN GROWTH; CHILD; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEWBORN; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 68849088222     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e3181a76a56     Document Type: Article

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