The Reticulospinal Pathway Does Not Increase Its Contribution to the Strength of Contralesional Muscles in Stroke Survivors as Compared to Ipsilesional Side or Healthy Controls

The Reticulospinal Pathway Does Not Increase Its Contribution to the Strength of Contralesional Muscles in Stroke Survivors as Compared to Ipsilesional Side or Healthy Controls

ObjectiveStartling acoustic stimulation (SAS), via activation of reticulospinal (RS) pathways, has shown to increase muscle strength in healthy subjects. We hypothesized that, given RS hyperexcitability in stroke survivors, SAS could increase muscle strength in stroke survivors. The objective was to...

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Main Authors: Sheng Li, Minal Bhadane, Fan Gao, Ping Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
spasticity
reticulospinal
stroke
acoustic stimulation
strength
muscle
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00627/full

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