Characteristics of lower extremity clonus after human cervical spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 915-924

  Wallace, Douglas M ^a   Ross, Bruce H ^b   Thomas, Christine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

muscle spasms; spasticity; stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARALYSIS; REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84858379592     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1549     Document Type: Article

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