Delayed cervical somatosensory potentials in cervical spondylosis.

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  • E El Negamy
  • E M Sedgwick
چکیده

The cervical somatosensory evoked potential after median nerve stimulation was recorded in 14 patients with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy and, in 10 cases, myelopathy. Four patients had normal potentials, five showed delayed potentials, and in five others no potential could be seen.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

دوره 42 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1979