Neurological research
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Neurological research · Jul 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyFlexor reflexes elicited by magnetic and electric stimulation of the sural nerve.
We have investigated whether magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve can evoke a flexor reflex recorded from the ipsilateral short head of the biceps femoris muscle. ⋯ Findings indicate that flexor reflexes can easily be evoked from the short head of the biceps femoris muscle by magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve. The late component of the flexor reflex may not only be elicited via nociceptive afferents but may also involve non-nociceptive afferents.