Oral baclofen increases maximal voluntary neuromuscular activation of ankle plantar flexors in children with spasticity due to cerebral palsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 635-639

  van Doornik, Johan ^a   Kukke, Sahana ^a   McGill, Kevin ^b   Rose, Jessica ^c   Sherman Levine, Sara ^a   Sanger, Terence D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Neuromuscular activation; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PILOT STUDY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; BACLOFEN; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE;

EID: 44149113031     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807313046     Document Type: Article

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