Pathophysiology of spasticity

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages

  Priori, Alberto ^a,b   Cogiamanian, F ^b   Mrakic Sposta, S ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertonia; Reticulospinal system; Spasticity; Spinal reflexes; Upper motor neuron syndrome

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM INJURY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERNEURON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 33750868187     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0647-2     Document Type: Article

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