Walking after spinal cord injury: Control and recovery

Neuroscientist

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-24

  Barbeau, Hugues ^a,b   Pépin, André ^a   Norman, Kathleen E ^a   Ladouceur, Michel ^a   Leroux, Alain ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Nervous system diseases; Pharmacology; Plasticity; Spinal cord injuries; Walking

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL REFLEX; TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 0031846577     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849800400109     Document Type: Review

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