Characterization of spasticity in cerebral palsy: Dependence of catch angle on velocity

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 563-569

  Wu, Yi Ning ^a   Ren, Yupeng ^a   Goldsmith, Ashlee ^b   Gaebler, Deborah ^a   Liu, Shu Q ^c   Zhang, Li Qun ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATCH ANGLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; REFLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953922487     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03602.x     Document Type: Article

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