Quantitative assessment of intrathecally administered baclofen in spasticity

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-284

  Detrembleur, Christine ^a   Plaghki, Léon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intrathecal baclofen; Measurement; Rehabilitation; Spasticity; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; SPASTICITY; TORQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034099930     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.0810279     Document Type: Article

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