Cutaneous silent period in hand muscle is evoked by laser stimulation of the palm, but not the hand dorsum

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 870-872

  Romaniello, A ^a   Truini, A ^a   Galeotti, F ^a   De Lena, C ^a   Willer, J C ^b   Cruccu, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous silent period; Glabrous skin; Hairy skin; Laser stimulation; Nociceptive reflex response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAND MUSCLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HAND; HUMANS; LASERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS;

EID: 2642510732     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20040     Document Type: Article

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