Preliminary electrophysiological characterization of functionally vestigial muscles of the head: Potential for command signaling

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-172

  Friedman, Richard N ^a,b   McMillan, Grant R ^b   Kincaid, John C ^a   Buschbacher, Ralph M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative control; Assistive device; Auricular muscles; Electromyography; Quadriplegia; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXTERNAL EAR; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF HELP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0033182457     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1999.11719566     Document Type: Article

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