Functional changes of brainstem reflexes in Parkinson's disease Conditioning of the blink reflex R2 component by paired and index finger stimulation

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 104, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 679-687

  Lozza, A ^a   Pepin, J L ^a   Rapisarda, G ^a   Moglia, A ^a   Delwaide, P J ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Parkinson's disease; Pathophysiology; Recovery curves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; BRAIN STEM; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0030711082     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01291885     Document Type: Article

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