Neurological Level in Spinal Cord Injury: Comparison Between ASIA Standards and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Unalan, Halil; Ornek, Nurettin; Uzun, Nurten; Erdemir Kiziltan, Meral; Gunduz, Aysegul; Uludag, Murat

doi:10.4274/tftr.65982

Neurological Level in Spinal Cord Injury: Comparison Between ASIA Standards and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Unalan H., Ornek N. I., Uzun N., Erdemir Kiziltan M., Gunduz A., Uludag M.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.58, ss.49-55, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 58
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tftr.65982
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-55
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the findings of neurological examination performed according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Standards with Motor Evoked Potentials (MEPs) obtained from paravertebral muscles of complete traumatic spinal cord injured (SCI) patients by using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).