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Assessing Forelimb Function after Unilateral Cervical SCI using Novel Tasks: Limb Step-alternation, Postural Instability and Pasta Handling
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Assessing Forelimb Function after Unilateral Cervical SCI using Novel Tasks: Limb Step-alternation, Postural Instability and Pasta Handling

Assessing Forelimb Function after Unilateral Cervical SCI using Novel Tasks: Limb Step-alternation, Postural Instability and Pasta Handling

DOI:
10.3791/50955-v

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08:11 min

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September 16, 2013

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1Department of Biomedical Engineering,The University of Texas at Austin, 2Department of Psychology,The University of Texas at Austin, 3The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of Florida

Chapters

  • 00:03Title
  • 01:29Forelimb Step Alternation
  • 03:01Postural Instability Test
  • 05:31Representative Forelimb Assessment Function Results
  • 06:10Pasta Handling Test

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Three new behavioral tests (forelimb step-alternation, postural instability test, pasta handling test) for evaluating forelimb function after cervical spinal cord injury in rodents are described.

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Keywords: Cervical Spinal Cord InjuryForelimb FunctionStep-alternation TestPostural Instability TestPasta Handling TestBehavioral AssessmentUpper Limb ImpairmentNeurological Deficits

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