Voluntary activation is reduced in both the more- and less-affected upper limbs after unilateral stroke

Objective: Measurement of voluntary activation gives an indication of neural drive to the muscle. This study aimed to identify the site of impairment in neural drive during voluntary contractions post-stroke. Methods: Elbow-flexor voluntary activation was assessed bilaterally for 10 stroke patients...

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Main Authors: Jocelyn L Bowden, Janet Louise Taylor, Penelope A Mcnulty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00239/full