The role of weakness of triceps surae muscles in astasia without abasia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 496-500

  Hachisuka, Kenji ^a   Ohnishi, Akio ^a   Yamaga, Makio ^b   Dozono, Koichiro ^a   Ueta, Mari ^a   Ogata, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astasia without abasia; Disturbance of stance; Peripheral neuropathy; Stilts phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STANDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER; WALKING;

EID: 0030949221     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.5.496     Document Type: Article

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