Electrical stimulation enhances sensory recovery: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 996-1006

  Wong, Joshua N ^a   Olson, Jaret L ^a   Morhart, Michael J ^a   Chan, K Ming ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD INTOLERANCE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL NERVE INJURY; DIGITAL NERVE TRANSECTION; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPINEURIAL NERVE REPAIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATOR; NERVE TRANSECTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE REGENERATION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FINGER; FINGER INJURIES; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930041947     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24397     Document Type: Article

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