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| Author(s): |
Kuriki, Heloyse U.
[1, 2, 3]
;
de Azevedo, Raquel N.
[1]
;
de Carvalho, Augusto C.
[1]
;
de Azevedo, Fabio Micolis
[1]
;
Negrao-Filho, Ruben F.
[1]
;
Alves, Neri
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] UNESP, Lab Phys Therapy Appl Human Movement, BR-19060900 Presidente Prudente, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Postgrad Program Interunits Bioingn, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] UNESP, LAFAMH, FCT, Dept Fisioterapia, BR-19060900 Presidente Prudente, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; v. 68, n. 4, p. 562-566, AUG 2010. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
Many authors have studied physical and functional changes in individuals post-stroke, but there are few studies that assess changes in the non-plegic side of hemiplegic subjects. This study aimed to compare the electromyographic activity in the forearm muscles of spastic patients and clinically healthy individuals, to determine if there is difference between the non-plegic side of hemiplegics and the dominant member of normal individuals. 22 hemiplegic subjects and 15 clinically healthy subjects were submitted to electromyography of the flexor and extensor carpi ulnaris muscles during wrist flexion and extension. The flexor muscles activation of stroke group (average 464.6 u.n) was significantly higher than the same muscles in control group (mean: 106.3 u.n.) during the wrist flexion, what shows that the non affected side does not present activation in the standart of normality found in the control group. (AU) | |