Acoustic startle reflex in patients with chronic stroke at different stages of motor recovery: A pilot study

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 358-370

  Li, Sheng ^a,b   Chang, Shuo Hsiu ^a   Francisco, Gerard ^a   Verduzco Gutierrez, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TIRR MEMORIAL HERMANN   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic startle reflex; motor recovery; spasticity; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STARTLE REFLEX; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; PILOT STUDY; REST; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STARTLE REFLEX; MOTOR RECOVERY; SPASTICITY; STROKE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFLEX; STARTLE REACTION; STROKE;

EID: 84906681849     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr2104-358     Document Type: Article

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