Dissociation in the neural control of single-joint and multi-joint movements in the thalamic ataxia syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-77

  Van Blercom, N ^a   Manto, M ^a   Jacquy, J ^b   Hildebrand, J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Hospital Civil Charleroi   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Ballistic movements; Cerebello thalamic projections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; DENTATE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNDROME; THALAMIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030983894     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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