Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris: Gait analysis and motor nerve block

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 609-622

  Gross, R ^a   Leboeuf, F ^a   Remy Neris O ^b   Perrouin Verbe, B ^a  

^a CHU DE NANTES   (France)

^b Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Brown S quard plus syndrome; Nerve block; Rectus femoris; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLONUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; OSCILLATION; PES EQUINUS; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84870775249     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: 18770665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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