From Wilhelm von Humboldt to Hitler - Are prominent people more prone to have Parkinson's disease?

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 205-214

  Horowski, R ^a   Horowski, L ^c   Calne, S M ^b   Calne, D B ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Etiology; History; Hitler; Parkinson's disease; Wilhelm von Humboldt

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COGNITION; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSONISM; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033947126     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(00)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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