Spinal reflex activity: A marker for neuronal functionality after spinal cord injury

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-196

  Hubli, Michèle ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a   Bolliger, Marc ^a,b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Plasticity; Spinal cord injury; Spinal reflex; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL REFLEX; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIBIAL NERVE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856341171     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311420844     Document Type: Article

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