Intrafusal effects of botulinum toxin in post-stroke upper limb spasticity

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-370

  Trompetto, C ^a   Bove, M ^a   Avanzino, L ^a   Francavilla, G ^a   Berardelli, A ^b   Abbruzzese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Intrafusal fibres; Spasticity; Tonic vibration reflex

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAMMA NERVE FIBER; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRAFUSAL MUSCLE FIBER; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TONIC VIBRATION REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; REFLEX, STRETCH; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 41049099546     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02076.x     Document Type: Article

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