title: [Tendon vibrations as a tool for clinical investigation of the myotatic loop].
abstract: The degree of alteration of the myotatic loop was evaluated in 6 patients with polyradiculoneuropathy by studying deep reflexes and vibratory motor responses. The results showed that the reflex motor responses induced by vibration reappeared 2 to 4 weeks before the deep reflexes. Vibrations, therefore, could be a useful tool for the clinical follow-up of polyradiculoneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Humaine, Université d'Aix-Marseille I Centre de St. Jérôme.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guieu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ribot-Ciscar
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tardy-Gervet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dano
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Roll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012026:Reflex, Stretch / Q000502:physiology*; D014732:Vibration
vernacular_title: Les vibrations tendineuses comme moyen clinique d'exploration de la boucle myotatique.