Concurrent changes in shortening reaction latency and reaction time of forearm muscles in post-stroke patients

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 402-410

  Miscio, G ^a   Pisano, F ^b   Del Conte, C ^b   Colombo, R ^b   Schieppati, M ^b,c  

^a 'San Giuseppe' Hospital   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemiparesis; Reaction time; Shortening reaction; Stretch reflex; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT FUNCTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REACTION TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL REFLEX; STROKE; TORQUE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; TORQUE;

EID: 33645688941     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0523-0     Document Type: Article

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