Choosing Upper Limb Muscles for Focal Intervention after Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-142

  Mayer, Nathaniel H ^a,b  

^a Temple University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arms; Chemodenervation; Dynamic EMG; Upper moloneuron

Indexed keywords

ARM MUSCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENERVATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROLYSIS; PALPATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UPPER MOTONEURON SYNDROME;

EID: 1842433722     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200403000-00005     Document Type: Review

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