Abnormal spinal interactions from hand afferents to forearm muscles in writer's cramp

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2215-2226

  Lourenco G ^a,b   Bleton, J P ^a,b,c   Iglesias, C ^a,b   Vidailhet, M ^a,b,d   Marchand Pauvert, V ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Human; Motor control; Propriospinal; Sensory inputs; Spinal reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; STIMULATION; WRITER CRAMP;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; POSTURE; SKIN; SPINAL CORD; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 34548575540     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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