Extrapyramidal involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Backward falls and retropulsion

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-216

  Desai, Joy ^a   Swash, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Backward falls; Globus pallidus; Retropulsion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY POSTURE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSAUTONOMIA; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FALLING; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RIGIDITY; SPHINCTER; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; TREMOR;

EID: 0032785475     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.2.214     Document Type: Article

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