Postural control in children with spastic diplegia: Muscle activity during perturbations in sitting

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 379-388

  Brogren, Eva ^a,c   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a,b   Forssberg, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Motor Control Laboratories   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029921509     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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