Leg muscle reflexes mediated by cutaneous A-β fibres are normal during gait in reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 677-685

  Van Der Laan, Lijckle ^a   Boks, Lilian M H ^a   Van Wezel, Bart M H ^a   Goris, R J A ^a   Duysens, Jacques E J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A afferents; Electromyography; Human walking; Nervous system; P2 reflexes; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0034177381     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00307-7     Document Type: Article

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