Tapping into spinal circuits to restore motor function

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-51

  Barbeau, Hugues ^a   McCrea, David A ^b   O'Donovan, Michael J ^c   Rossignol, Serge ^d   Grill, Warren M ^e   Lemay, Michel A ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; FES; FNS; Functional neuromuscular stimulation; Locomotion; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CAT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0032798538     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00008-9     Document Type: Review

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