The ability to orient attention in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 205-209

  Howells, Debra ^a   Georgiou Karistianis, Nellie ^a   Bradshaw, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Benefits; Costs; Cues; Orienting; Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; METHYLPHENIDATE; PIMOZIDE;

ARM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTING REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0032230391     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/561048     Document Type: Article

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