Early modification of stretch reflex in Parkinson's disease
| Autor: | G. Quattrocolo, G. Paglia, L. Bergamini, Bruno Bergamasco, Mauro Bergui, Leonardo Lopiano |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Adult
Male Reflex Stretch medicine.medical_specialty Parkinson's disease Electrodiagnosis Electromyography Degenerative disease Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans In patient Stretch reflex Aged Motor Neurons medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Healthy subjects Extremities Parkinson Disease General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Muscle Rigidity medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Lower threshold Female Neurology (clinical) business Neuroscience Muscle Contraction |
| Zdroj: | Acta neurologica Scandinavica. 88(1) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6314 |
| Popis: | We stretched quadriceps femoris in healthy subjects and in patients with a recent diagnosis of PD in order to assess whether modifications of the long-latency component of the stretch reflex is an early event in the course of Parkinson's disease (PD). We found a modified mechanical and electromyographic (EMG) behavior in stretching relaxed muscles of patients while voluntary activation greatly reduced differences between normal and Parkinsonian subjects, suggesting that a lower threshold of the response is an early sign in PD. |
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