Decrease in presynaptic inhibition on heteronymous monosynaptic Ia terminals in patients with Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 830-834

  Cardoso, Francisco ^a   De Oliveira, José Teotonio ^a   Puccioni Sohler, Marzia ^b   Fernandes, Alexandre R ^b   De Mattos, James Pitágoras ^b   Lopes Cendes, Iscia ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradykinesia; Gait disturbance; H reflex; Parkinson's disease; Presynaptic inhibition; Rigidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NERVE ENDING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; H-REFLEX; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033809375     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(200009)15:5<830::AID-MDS1011>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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