A quantitative assessment of presynaptic inhibition of la afferents in spastics: Differences in hemiplegics and paraplegics

Brain

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1449-1455

  Faist, M ^a   Mazevet, D ^b   Dietz, V ^c   Pierrot deseilligny, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; ; Monosynaptic reflex; Paraplegia; ; Presynaptic inhibition; ; Spasticity;

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMORAL NERVE; HEMIPLEGIA; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; NERVE STIMULATION; PARAPLEGIA; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMORAL NERVE; H-REFLEX; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARAPLEGIA; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0028577322     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/117.6.1449     Document Type: Article

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