Apomorphine can increase cutaneous inhibition of motor activity in Parkinson's disease

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-15

  Clouston, P D ^a   Lim, C L ^a   Sue, C ^a   Morris, J G L ^a,b   Yiannikas, C ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Cutaneous reflex; Electromyography; Inhibition; Motor evoked potential; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ON OFF PHENOMENON; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030007276     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(95)00220-0     Document Type: Article

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