[Electromyographic characteristics of recovery of motor function in patients with lesions of the cervical division of the spinal cord].

Electromyographic examination used for determining spontaneous activity of the muscles in patients with an injury at the level of C3-C6 showed that at the first stage the most significant sign was the presence of at least weak activity in the muscles of the lower extremities. This was usually a precursor of the successful restoration of motor functions and indicated the smallest volume of the injury and the absence of complications. At the later stages of treatment of these patients EMG revealed considerable activity in all major muscle groups ensuring walking and the maximum independence of the patient.

[Restoration of motor functions in disruption of the spinal cord or cauda equina].

Eight patients with a rupture of the spinal cord at the level of middle thoracic vertebrae or cauda equina at the lumbar level showed partial recovery of motor functions. The development of the activity was revealed by electromyography in body muscles and M. gluteus media in all the patients who attempted voluntary movements.

[Characteristics of the reflex to stretching in spinal cord injury].

This work is aimed at ascertaining the correlation in the state of spinal cord reflex apparatus in spinal patients with the presence or absence of clonus. The value of electrical response of m. Soleus to passive flexion of the foot at different speed was studied.