Late developmental deficits in force control in children with hemiplegia

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1931-1935

  Smits Engelsman, B C M ^a,b,f   Rameckers, E A A ^b,c,d   Duysens, J ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^d Stichting Revalidatie Centra Limburg   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Corticospinal tract; Development; Isometric task; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCE; HAND; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444262360     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200408260-00020     Document Type: Article

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