Tremor in the human hand following peripheral nerve transection and reinnervation

Brain Research

Volumn 989, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-245

  Proudlock, Frank A ^a   Scott, Jon ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peripheral nerve injury; Plasticity; Regeneration; Reinnervation; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND DISEASE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE LESION; NERVE TRANSECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REINNERVATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSDUCER; TREMOR; ULNAR NERVE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0141750375     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03377-8     Document Type: Article

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