Impaired modulation of quadriceps tendon jerk reflex during spastic gait: Differences between spinal and cerebral lesions

Brain

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 567-579

  Faist, Michael ^b   Ertel, Matthias ^c   Berger, Wiltrud ^c   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gait; Hemiparesis; Paraparesis; Spasticity; Tendon tap reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KNEE; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARAPLEGIA; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TENDON REFLEX; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0032985750     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/122.3.567     Document Type: Article

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