Changes in propriospinally mediated excitation of upper limb motoneurons in stroke patients

Brain

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 988-1000

  Mazevet, Dominique ^a   Meunier, Sabine ^a   Pradat Diehl, Pascale ^a   Marchand Pauvert, Véronique ^a   Pierrot Deseilligny, Emmanuel ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cervical propriospinal neurons; Corticospinal command; Recovery from stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; STROKE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REACTION TIME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037378063     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awg088     Document Type: Article

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