The Circuitry Of The Human Spinal Cord: Its Role In Motor Control And Movement Disorders
by David Burke /
2005 / English / PDF
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Studies of human movement have proliferated in recent years, and
there have been many studies of spinal pathways in humans, their
role in movement, and their dysfunction in neurological disorders.
This comprehensive reference surveys the literature related to the
control of spinal cord circuits in human subjects, showing how they
can be studied, their role in normal movement, and how they
malfunction in disease states. Chapters are highly illustrated and
consistently organised, reviewing, for each pathway, the
experimental background, methodology, organisation and control,
role during motor tasks, and changes in patients with CNS lesions.
Each chapter concludes with a helpful resume that can be used
independently of the main text to provide practical guidance for
clinical studies. This will be essential reading for research
workers and clinicians involved in the study, treatment and
rehabilitation of movement disorders.
Studies of human movement have proliferated in recent years, and
there have been many studies of spinal pathways in humans, their
role in movement, and their dysfunction in neurological disorders.
This comprehensive reference surveys the literature related to the
control of spinal cord circuits in human subjects, showing how they
can be studied, their role in normal movement, and how they
malfunction in disease states. Chapters are highly illustrated and
consistently organised, reviewing, for each pathway, the
experimental background, methodology, organisation and control,
role during motor tasks, and changes in patients with CNS lesions.
Each chapter concludes with a helpful resume that can be used
independently of the main text to provide practical guidance for
clinical studies. This will be essential reading for research
workers and clinicians involved in the study, treatment and
rehabilitation of movement disorders.