Laser evoked potentials as a method of evaluating the function of small fibres - Application technique and clinical implications;Laserowe potencjały wywołane jako metoda oceny cienkich włókien nerwowych - Technika wykonywania i zastosowanie

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-381

  Fila, Michał ^a   Bogucki, Andrzej ^a,b  

^a Karol Jonscher hospital Lodz   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; Laser stimulation; Small nerve fibres

Indexed keywords

EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; REVIEW; SKIN; SKULL;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; LASERS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REACTION TIME; SENSATION DISORDERS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 70449730762     PISSN: 00283843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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