Intrafusal effects of botulinum toxin injections for spasticity: Revisiting a previous paper

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 541, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-23

  Phadke, Chetan P ^a,b   On, Arzu Y ^c   Kirazli, Yesim ^c   Ismail, Farooq ^a,b   Boulias, Chris ^a,b  

^a WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon reflex; Botulinum toxin; Gamma motorneuron; H reflex; Intrafusal fibers; Muscle spindle; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAMMA NERVE FIBER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INTRAFUSAL MUSCLE FIBER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL REFLEX; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; REFLEX; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876415923     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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