Development of the corticospinal system and hand motor function: Central conduction times and motor performance tests

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 220-227

  Fietzek, U M ^d   Heinen, F ^c   Berweck, S ^a   Maute, S ^d   Hufschmidt, A ^b   Schulte Monting J ^d   Lucking C H ^d   Korinthenberg, R ^d  

^a Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^b St Elisabeth Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MATURATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034123994     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000384     Document Type: Article

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