Quantification of dynamic EMG patterns during gait in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-331

  Bojanic, Dubravka M ^a   Petrovacki Balj, Bojana D ^b   Jorgovanovic, Nikola D ^a   Ilic, Vojin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Clinical method; Dynamic EMG envelope shapes; Gait analysis; Gait metric; Normative gait related patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 79957756364     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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