Diaphragm activation via high frequency spinal cord stimulation in a rodent model of spinal cord injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 247, Issue , 2013, Pages 689-693

  Kowalski, Krzysztof E ^a   Hsieh, Yee Hsee ^b   Dick, Thomas E ^b   DiMarco, Anthony F ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inspiratory muscles; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMG; HF-SCS; HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; INSPIRATORY MUSCLES; SCS; SINGLE MOTOR UNIT; SMU; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; MALE; OXYGEN; RATS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 84881378301     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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