Assessment of neuromuscular activation of the upper limbs in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy during a dynamical task

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 448-456

  Feltham, Max G ^a   Ledebt, Annick ^b   Deconinck, Frederik J A ^a   Savelsbergh, Geert J P ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Co activation; Electromyography; Kinematics; Mean power frequency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77951093126     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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