Truncal muscle tonus in progressive supranuclear palsy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-196

  Tanigawa, Akiyo ^a   Komiyama, Atsushi ^b   Hasegawa, Osamu ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; Progressive supranuclear palsy; Surface electromyography; Truncal muscle tonus

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NECK MUSCLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRUNK;

EID: 0031920922     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.190     Document Type: Article

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