Impaired upper limb coordination in alcoholic cerebellar degeneration

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 436-439

  Johnson Greene, Doug ^a,b   Adams, Kenneth M ^a   Gilman, Sid ^a   Kluin, Karen J ^a   Junck, Larry ^a   Martorello, Susan ^a   Heumann, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030895309     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550160070018     Document Type: Article

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