Change of stretch reflex threshold in spasticity: Effect of botulinum toxin injections

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-273

  Stampacchia, Giulia ^a,b   Bradaschia, E ^a   Rossi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY; WRIST;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942748141     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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