Voluntary eyelid contraction modifies the blink reflex recovery cycle

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Sommer, M ^a   Wobker G ^b   Ferbert, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; R2 recovery cycle; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; DYSTONIA; EYELID REFLEX; FACILITATION; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTORY PERIOD; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031799929     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07374.x     Document Type: Article

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