Abnormal corticospinal tract modulation of the soleus H reflex in patients with pure spastic paraparesis

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 437, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-19

  Serranová, Teresa ^a   Valls Solé, Josep ^b,c   Muñoz, Esteban ^b,c   Genís, David ^d   Jech, Robert ^a   Seeman, Pavel ^e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Neurology Service   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^e Gennet   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Soleus H reflex; Spastic paraparesis; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 43049085137     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.03.068     Document Type: Article

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