Measuring movement irregularity in the upper motor neurone syndrome using normalised average rectified jerk

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-81

  Cozens, J Alastair ^a   Bhakta, Bipin B ^b  

^a WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jerk; Movement; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMIPLEGIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037290795     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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