Group II spindle fibres and afferent control of stance. Clues from diabetic neuropathy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 779-789

  Nardone, Antonio ^a   Schieppati, Marco ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Group II fibre; Neuropathy; Stretch reflex; Sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; SURAL NERVE; THERMAL STIMULATION; TIBIAL NERVE; TOE; VIBRATION; WARMING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPINDLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 1442323690     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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