Spasticity and 'spastic' gait in children with cerebral palsy

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 571-578

  Crenna, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Joint mechanics; Locomotion; Muscle kinematics; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMAN; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0031899355     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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