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Assessing Forelimb Function after Unilateral Cervical SCI using Novel Tasks
 

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

Article DOI: 10.3791/50955-v • 08:11 min • September 16th, 2013
September 16th, 2013 •
*1, *1, 2, 1,3
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
* These authors contributed equally

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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 Injury Forelimb Function Step-alternation Test Postural Instability Test Pasta Handling Test Behavioral Assessment Upper Limb Impairment Neurological Deficits
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