Ankle clonus and its relationship with the medium-latency reflex response of the soleus by peroneal nerve stimulation

UYSAL, HİLMİ; BOYRAZ, Ismail; Yagcioglu, Suha; OKTAY, Fugen; KAFALI, Pinar; TÖNÜK, ERGİN

doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.11.005

Ankle clonus and its relationship with the medium-latency reflex response of the soleus by peroneal nerve stimulation

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UYSAL H., BOYRAZ I., Yagcioglu S., OKTAY F., KAFALI P., TÖNÜK E.

JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY, vol.21, no.3, pp.438-444, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.11.005
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.438-444
Keywords: Ankle clonus, Soleus, Medium latency reflex responses, Stretch-induced reflexes, STRETCH REFLEXES
Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ankle clonus and soleus medium-latency reflex are stretch-induced responses. Clonus is traditionally considered to be the result of oscillation in the group Ia mediated spinal stretch reflex but the soleus medium-latency reflex response originates mainly from the activation of group II afferents.