Detection and assessment of spinal cord injury using spectral coherence.
Graded spinal cord injury was induced in rats using the NY-Impactor. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), in response to stimuli to the nerves in the limbs, were recorded from the cranium. These signals were analyzed using spectral coherence analysis. Results obtained from 15 rats show information that was missed when other techniques are used.
Fatoo
Noreen
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American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. g00013612@aus.edu
Mirza
Nabil
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Ahmad
Rabi
R
Al-Nashash
Hasan
H
Naeini
Homayoun
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Thakor
Nitish
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*