Modulation of reflex responses in hand muscles during rhythmical finger tasks in a subject with writer's cramp

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-578

  Xia, Ruiping ^a,b   Bush, Brian M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal dystonia; Phase and task dependency; Reflex modulation; Repetitive movements; Writer's cramp

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FINGER; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 33847348997     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0880-9     Document Type: Article

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