Unilateral lesions of the globus pallidus: Report of four patients presenting with focal or segmental dystonia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 494-498

  Munchau A ^a   Mathen, D ^a   Cox, T ^b   Quinn, N P ^a   Marsden, C D ^a   Bhatia, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Dystonia; Globus pallidus lesions

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; TETRABENAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AKINESIA; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSGRAPHIA; DYSTONIA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREMOR;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0033807580     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.4.494     Document Type: Article

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