Sensitivity to change of the cutaneous electrical perceptual threshold test in longitudinal monitoring of spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-444

  Savic, G ^a   Frankel, H L ^a   Jamous, M A ^a   Jones, P W ^b   King, N K K ^c  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cutaneous sensation; electrical perceptual threshold; responsiveness; sensitivity to change; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DERMATOME; ELECTRICAL PERCEPTUAL THRESHOLD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SKIN SENSATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 85027928596     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.123     Document Type: Article

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