Spastic movement disorder

Spinal Cord

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 389-393

  Dietz, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological recordings; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0033847420     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101030     Document Type: Review

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