Reflex activity and muscle tone during elbow movements in patients with spastic paresis

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 767-779

  Dietz, V ^a   Trippel, M ^a   Berger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025786749     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410300605     Document Type: Article

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