One-year evolution of ulnar somatosensory potentials after trauma in 365 tetraplegic patients: Early prediction of potential upper limb function

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1829-1837

  Kuhn, Fabian ^a   Halder, Pascal ^a   Spiess, Martina Rebekka ^a   Schubert, Martin ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

hand function; recovery; somatosensory evoked potentials; spinal cord independence measure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; ULNA;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 84863806535     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.2277     Document Type: Article

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