Neuromechanical assessment of lidocaine test block in spastic lower limbs

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1120-1127

  Buffenoir, Kévin ^a,b   Decq, Philippe ^c   Lambertz, Daniel ^a   Perot, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

H reflex; Lidocaine block; Spasticity; Stiffness; T reflex

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB; MYOTATIC REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 84884494826     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0070     Document Type: Article

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