A positron emission tomography study of primary orthostatic tremor

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 747-752

  Wills, A J ^a   Thompson, P D ^b   Findley, L J ^b   Brooks, D J ^a,b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER O 15;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TREMOR;

EID: 0029874719     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.3.747     Document Type: Article

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