Test-Retest Reliability of Contact Heat-Evoked Potentials From Cervical Dermatomes

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-75

  Kramer, John L K ^a   Taylor, Philippa ^a   Haefeli, Jenny ^a   Blum, Julia ^a   Zariffa, Jose ^a   Curt, Armin ^a   Steeves, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact heat evoked potentials; Dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials; Electrophysiology; Laser evoked potentials; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN;

EID: 84862270990     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e318246ada2     Document Type: Article

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