Constipation and paradoxical puborectalis contraction in anismus and Parkinson's disease: A dystonic phenomenon?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1503-1507

  Mathers, S E ^a   Kempster, P A ^b   Swash, M ^a   Lees, A J ^b  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBORECTAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS; CONSTIPATION; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; RECTUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024230302     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.51.12.1503     Document Type: Article

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