Excitability of spinal inhibitory circuits in patients with spasticity

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-147

  Kagamihara, Yasuhiro ^a   Masakado, Yoshihisa ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

H reflex; Ia inhibition; Presynaptic inhibition; Spasticity; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INHIBITION KINETICS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PARAPLEGIA; PERONEUS NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 16844384029     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNP.0000158948.00901.4E     Document Type: Article

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