Abnormal surface EMG during clinically normal wrist movement in cervical dystonia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1244-1250

  De Vries, P M ^a,b   Leenders, K L ^a,b   Van Der Hoeven, J H ^a   De Jong, B M ^a,b   Kuiper, A J ^b   Maurits, N M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; Electromyography; Wrist movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; TORTICOLLIS; WRIST;

EID: 35448973764     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01955.x     Document Type: Article

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