Neuronal plasticity after a human spinal cord injury: Positive and negative effects

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-115

  Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EMG activity; Human locomotion; Load receptors; Neuronal dysfunction; Neuronal plasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL REFLEX; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84859910347     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.04.007     Document Type: Review

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