Changes in spinal recurrent inhibition in patients during the immediate post-stroke period

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-42

  Simon, Ely S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Motor control; Recurrent inhibition; Rehabilitation; Renshaw cell; Spasticity Humans; Spinal cord; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149475309     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596839601000105     Document Type: Article

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