Movement analysis in neonates with spina bifida aperta

Early Human Development

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Sival, D A ^a   Brouwer, O F ^a   Bruggink, J L M ^a   Vles, J S H ^b   Staal Schreinemachers, A L ^a   Sollie, K M ^a   Sauer, P J J ^a   Bos, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central pattern generators; Interneurons; Lower motor neuron damage; Meningomyelocele; Motor behaviour; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MYOTOME; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINA BIFIDA;

FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; KNEE; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOVEMENT; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA;

EID: 33646070545     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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