Reciprocal inhibition in cerebral palsy.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
We studied reciprocal inhibition by recording the changes in firing probability of single motor units of the tibialis anterior muscle following stimulation of low-threshold afferents in the posterior tibial nerve. In 15 patients with cerebral palsy, the inhibition was as great or greater than normal. We found no evidence that group I afferents produce "reciprocal facilitation" in cerebral palsy.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Palsy
- Motor Neurons
- Muscles
- Tibial Nerve
Anatomy
- tibia