The pathophysiology of primary dystonia

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1195-1212

  Berardelli, A ^a,e   Rothwell, J C ^b   Hallett, M ^c   Thompson, P D ^d   Manfredi, M ^a   Marsden, C D ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Universit Degli Studi di Roma 'Sapienza'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cortical areas; Dystonia; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN STEM; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MOTOR CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031867881     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.7.1195     Document Type: Review

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