Muscle relaxation in Parkinson's disease: A reaction time study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-420

  Grasso, M ^a   Mazzini, L ^a   Schieppati, M ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle relaxation; Parkinson's disease; Reaction times

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; REACTION TIME; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030055197     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110410     Document Type: Article

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