Time Course of the Soleus M Response and H Reflex after Lidocaine Tibial Nerve Block in the Rat

Aims. In spastic subjects, lidocaine is often used to induce a block predictive of the result provided by subsequent surgery. Lidocaine has been demonstrated to inhibit the Hoffmann (H) reflex to a greater extent than the direct motor (M) response induced by electrical stimulation, but the timecours...

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Main Authors: Kévin Buffenoir, Philippe Decq, Chantal Pérot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912716