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Somatosensory cortical-evoked responses and clinical function were followed in cats for up to 4 weeks after spinal cord compression injury. Despite abolition of cortical responses for from 3 to 19 days after injury, good functional recovery occurred.
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This work was supported in part by V.A. Project 0391-01.
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Singer, P., Prockop, L. & Anderson, D. Somatosensory cortical-evoked responses after feline experimental spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 15, 160–165 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1977.21
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