Spinal reflex properties in the long term after stroke

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 234-242

  Groenewegen, Jan S ^a,b   de Groot, Jurriaan H ^a   Schouten, Alfred C ^c,d   Maier, Andrea B ^a   Arendzen, J Hans ^a   Meskers, Carel G M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Rijnlands Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; EMG; Spinal reflexes; Stroke; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SPINAL REFLEX; STROKE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; STROKE;

EID: 84857034448     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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