Loss of large-diameter spindle afferent fibres is not detrimental to the control of body sway during upright stance: Evidence from neuropathy

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-162

  Nardone, Antonio ^b   Tarantola, Jessica ^b   Miscio, Giacinta ^b   Pisano, Fabrizio ^b   Schenone, Angelo ^c   Schieppati, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease Polyneuropathy Stance; Posture; Reflex responses to perturbation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; JOINT PRESSURE; LATENT PERIOD; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROPATHY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STANDING; TENDON REFLEX; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033758095     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000513     Document Type: Article

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