Demystifying spasticity: Reply to Dietz

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1041-1043

  Bennett, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONUS; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LETTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 39149122196     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01279.2007     Document Type: Letter

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