Physiological and pathological tremors and rhythmic central motor control

Brain

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1545-1567

  McAuley, J H ^a   Marsden, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motor control; Oscillation; Pathological; Physiological; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; EYE MOVEMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIMB; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OSCILLATION; PARKINSONISM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TREMOR;

EID: 0033909830     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.8.1545     Document Type: Review

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