Electrophysiological dysfunction in the peripheral nervous system following spinal cord injury

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 419-425

  Riley, Danny A ^a   Burns, Anthony S ^b   Carrion Jones, Monica ^c   Dillingham, Timothy R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURAL NERVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 79955836446     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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