Clinicophysiological features of akinesia

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue , 1996, Pages 9-12

  Imai, Hisamasa ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akinesia; Bradykinesia; Disorders of posture; Freezing; Hypokinesia; Negative symptom; Parkinson s disease; Progressive supranuclear palsy; Pure akinesia

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA;

AKINESIA; AUTOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; RIGIDITY; SYMPTOM; TREMOR; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PARKINSON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030028541     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000118877     Document Type: Article

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