Pathophysiology of spasticity in stroke

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 3 SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Burke, David ^a   Wissel, Jörg ^b   Donnan, Geoffrey A ^c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Neurorehabilitation Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABINSKI REFLEX; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRACTURE; FINGER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY;

EID: 84873623893     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31827624a7     Document Type: Review

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