Responses to dynamic head-and-body tilts are enhanced in Parkinson's disease

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-52

  Paquet, Nicole ^a,c   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031048922     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100021089     Document Type: Article

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