Evident transsynaptic degeneration of motor neurons after spinal cord injury: A study of neuromuscular jitter by axonal microstimulation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-121

  Chang, Chein Wei ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Jitter; Neuronal degradation; Spinal cord injury; Stimulated single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

NEUROMUSCULAR JITTERS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032031661     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199803000-00006     Document Type: Article

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