tailieunhanh - The Circuitry of the Human Spinal Cord: Its Role in Motor Control and 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 cor | The circuitry of the Human Spinal Cord Its Role n Motor Control and Movement Oisocden Emmanuel rry aM oavrf Burke Cambridge 9780521825818 This page intentionally left blank THE CIRCUITRY OF THE HUMAN SPINAL CORD 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. The distinguished authors each bring to the book a lifetime s research and practice in neuroscience motor control neurobiology clinical neurology and rehabilitation. 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 is therefore the last word on the role of the spinal cord in human motor control. It will be essential reading for research workers and clinicians involved in the study treatment and rehabilitation of movement disorders. Emmanuel Pierrot-Deseilligny is Professor of Rehabilitation and Clinical Neurophysiology at the Hopital de la Salpêtrière University of Paris. David Burke is Professor and Dean of Research and Development at the College of Health Sciences University of .