Pathophysiology of spasticity: Implications for neurorehabilitation

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Trompetto, Carlo ^a   Marinelli, Lucio ^a   Mori, Laura ^a   Pelosin, Elisa ^a   Currà, Antonio ^b   Molfetta, Luigi ^a   Abbruzzese, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABINSKI REFLEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONUS; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANTILE SPASM; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROREHABILITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TENDON REFLEX; UPPER MOTOR NEURON SYNDROME; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PATHOLOGY; STROKE;

HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD; STROKE;

EID: 84911442674     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/354906     Document Type: Review

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