Quantified deep tendon reflex device for response and latency, third generation

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 491-506

  Lemoyne, Robert ^a   Coroian, Cristian ^b   Mastroianni, Timothy ^c   Grundfest, Warren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurorehabilitation; Reflex quantification; Traumatic brain injury; Wireless accelerometers

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149461168     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519408002772     Document Type: Article

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