Neuromuscular activation and motor-unit firing characteristics in cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 329-336

  Rose, Jessica ^a   McGill, Kevin C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 18644384575     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162205000629     Document Type: Article

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