Characteristics of F-wave in different stretched positions of the affected arm in patients with cerebrovascular diseases

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-101

  Suzuki, T ^a   Saitoh, E ^b   Daikuya, S ^c   Hirose, H ^c   Tani, M ^a   Nabeta, R ^a   Wakayama, I ^a   Fujiwara, T ^d  

^a Kansai College of Oriental Medicine   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular diseases; Continued stretching; F wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; HAND MUSCLE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; WAVEFORM; WRIST; ARM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PARESIS; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037799018     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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