Postural responses to changing task conditions in patients with cerebellar lesions

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 734-742

  Mummel, P ^a   Timmann, D ^a   Krause, U W H ^a   Boering, D ^b   Thilmann, A F ^b   Diener, H C ^a   Horak, F B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Fachklinik Rhein Ruhr   (Germany)

^c RSD Neurological Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cerebellum; Human; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0031765543     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.734     Document Type: Article

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