EMG responses evoked by the termination of galvanic (DC) vestibular stimulation: 'Off-responses'

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1456-1461

  Watson, S R D ^a,b   Welgampola, M S ^a,b   Colebatch, J G ^a,b  

^a Institute of Neurological Sciences   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galvanic stimulation; Off responses; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TAPE RECORDER; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 0042346364     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(03)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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