The masseter reflex: Postprocessing methods and influence of age and gender. Normative values of the masseter reflex

European Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 202-205

  Fitzek, Sabine ^a   Fitzek, Clemens ^a   Hopf, Hanns Christian ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Masseter reflex; Normal values; Short term reproducibility; Side differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW OPENING REFLEX; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPINDLES; PONS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0035195952     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050805     Document Type: Article

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