Soleus H-reflex measures in patients with focal and generalized dystonia

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 288-294

  Sabbahi, Mohamed ^a   Etnyre, Bruce ^a,b   Al Jawayed, Ibrahim ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^c  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Recovery curves; Soleus H reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037307185     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00375-9     Document Type: Article

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