Are somatosensory evoked potentials of the tibial nerve the most sensitive test in diagnosing multiple sclerosis

Neurology India

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-541

  Djuric, S ^a   Djuric, V ^a   Zivkovic, M ^a   Milosevic, V ^a   Jolic, M ^a   Stamenovic, J ^a   Djordjevic, G ^a   Calixto, M ^b  

^a Clinical Centre Nis   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TIBIAL NERVE; ADOLESCENT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIBIAL NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956359721     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.68669     Document Type: Article

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