Model based sensitivity analysis of EMG-force relation with respect to motor unit properties: Applications to muscle paresis in stroke

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1521-1531

  Zhou, Ping ^a,b,e   Suresh, Nina L ^a   Rymer, William Z ^a,b,c,d  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG force relation; Motor unit property; Simulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EMG-FORCE RELATION; MOTOR UNIT PROPERTY; MUSCLE PARESIS;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35248835193     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9329-3     Document Type: Article

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