The mechanism of spastic muscle hypertonus variation in reflex gain over the time course of spasticity

Brain

Volumn 114A, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 233-244

  Thilmann, A F ^a   Fellows, S J ^a   Garms, E ^a  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, STRETCH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026071984     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.brain.a101859     Document Type: Article

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