Myoclonus in corticobasal degeneration

Movement Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 598-603

  Carella, Francesco ^a   Ciano, Claudia ^a   Panzica, Ferruccio ^a   Scaioli, Vidmer ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticobasal degeneration; Long loop responses; Myoclonus; Somatosensory evoked potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

AGED; ARM; BASAL GANGLIA; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCLONUS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PARKINSON DISEASE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 0030843058     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120419     Document Type: Article

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