Lumbar repetitive magnetic stimulation reduces spastic tone increase of the lower limbs

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-72

  Krause, P ^a   Edrich, T ^a   Straube, A ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lumbar repetitive magnetic stimulation; modified Ashworth scale; Pendulum testing; Spastic tone increase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEG; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL ROOT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342322711     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101564     Document Type: Article

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