Clinical measurement of limb spasticity in adults: State of the science

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-115

  Bhimani, Rozina H ^a   Anderson, Lisa C ^b   Henly, Susan J ^c   Stoddard, Sarah A ^d  

^a ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LIMB; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; REVIEW; SPASTICITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; REFLEX;

EID: 79957512822     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e31820b5f9f     Document Type: Article

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