The role of descending basal ganglia connections to the brain stem in Parkinsonian akinesia

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-249

  Aziz, T Z ^a   Davies, L ^a,b   Stein, J ^a   France, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Physiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 Methyl 4 phenyl 1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine (MPTP); Akinesia; Parkinson's disease; Pedunculopontine nucleus

Indexed keywords

AKINESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCULAR ANSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; THALAMOTOMY;

1-METHYL-4-PHENYL-1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS;

EID: 0031860819     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845078     Document Type: Article

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