Facilitation of motor evoked potentials in band extensor muscles of stroke patients: Correlation to the level of voluntary contraction

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 387-394

  Hauptmann, B ^a   Hummelsheim, H ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Level of voluntary contraction; Motor rehabilitation; Physiotherapy; Stroke patients; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; STROKE;

EID: 0030272871     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-980X(96)95634-9     Document Type: Article

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