Ankle dexterity remains intact in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury in contrast to stroke patients

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-361

  Wirth, Brigitte ^a,b   Van Hedel, Hubertus J A ^a   Curt, Armin ^c  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Motor evoked potential; Spinal cord injury; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SUPINE POSITION;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PARESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE;

EID: 54049102786     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1528-0     Document Type: Article

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