H reflex modulation by transcranial magnetic stimulation in spinal cord injury subjects after gait training with electromechanical systems

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Benito Penalva, J ^a   Opisso, E ^a   Medina, J ^a   Corrons, M ^a   Kumru, H ^a   Vidal, J ^a   Valls Sole J ^b  

^a University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

H reflex; Spinal cord injury; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAIT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TEACHING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952237101     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.151     Document Type: Article

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