Changes in neuronal properties and spinal reflexes during development of spasticity following spinal cord lesions and stroke: Studies in animal models and patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 41, 2003, Pages 46-55

  Hultborn, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Plateau potentials; Post activation depression; Presynaptic inhibition; Reciprocal inhibition; Recurrent inhibition; Spasticity; Spinal cord; Spinal locomotor center

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXCITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MONKEY; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; RAT; RELIABILITY; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL REFLEX; STROKE; VERTEBRA; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVE NET; NEURONS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0038644183     PISSN: 16501969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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