Review of electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy and recommendations for future directions

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages 154-165

  Merrill, Daniel R ^a  

^a Alfred E Mann Foundation for Scientific Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE THERAPY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY MICROSTIMULATOR; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; SYMPTOM; TELEMETRY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ARM; CEREBRAL PALSY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 70049089258     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03420.x     Document Type: Review

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