Effects of intrathecal clonidine injection on spinal reflexes and human locomotion in incomplete paraplegic subjects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-440

  Remy Neris O ^a   Barbeau, H ^b   Daniel, O ^c   Boiteau, F ^c   Bussel, B ^c  

^a Centre Jacques Calvé   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Gait; Human; Spasticity; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GAIT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARAPLEGIA; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL REFLEX; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032749410     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050910     Document Type: Article

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