Electrophysiological assessment of reflex pathways involved in spasticity;Évaluation électrophysiologique des boucles réflexes spinales potentiellement impliquees dans la spasticité

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3 II, 2003, Pages 205-214

  Lefaucheur, J P ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Facilitation; Inhibition; Reflexes; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL REFLEX; INNERVATION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REFLEX;

EID: 0038743152     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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