Does parkinsonian action tremor contribute to muscle weakness in Parkinson's disease?

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-408

  Brown, P ^a,b,c   Corcos, D M ^a,b   Rothwell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action tremor; Parkinson's disease; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; TREMOR; WRIST;

EID: 0030936436     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.3.401     Document Type: Article

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