Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1230-1234 , September 2006

Delay in Initiation and Termination of Tibialis Anterior Contraction in Lower-Limb Hemiparesis: Relationship to Lower-Limb Motor Impairment and Mobility

  • John Chae, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University School of Engineering, Cleveland, OH
    • Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to John Chae, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2500 MetroHealth Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44109
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  • Allison Quinn, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Cleveland, OH
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  • Kevin El-Hayek, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Cleveland, OH
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  • Jennifer Santing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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  • Roman Berezovski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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  • Mary Harley, OTR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
    • Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, Cleveland, OH

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 Supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01HD39913).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00438-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.007

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1230-1234 , September 2006

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