Clinical pattern and clinical neurophysiology of spasticity;Spastik: Pathophysiologie Klinik und Pharmakotherapie. 2. Klinik und klinische Neurophysiologie

Aktuelle Neurologie

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 188-193

  Noth, J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC HYPERREFLEXIA; BABINSKI REFLEX; CLONUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0030658051     PISSN: 03024350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1017807     Document Type: Review

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