Relief of hemiparetic spasticity by TENS is associated with improvement in reflex and voluntary motor functions

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology/ Evoked Potentials

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 131-142

  Levin, Mindy F ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Hemiparesis; Motor control; Reflexes; Spasticity; TENS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; SPASTICITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; REFLEX, STRETCH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0026579627     PISSN: 01685597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-5597(92)90079-Q     Document Type: Article

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