Epidural stimulation of the spinal cord in spinal cord injury: Current status and future challenges

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1351-1353

  Edgerton, Victor Reggie ^a   Harkema, Susan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Frazier Rehab Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

complete paralysis; epidural stimulation; motor training; recovering standing; voluntary motor control

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; BRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKIN SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80053522031     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.11.129     Document Type: Review

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