A case of spontaneous arm levitation in progressive supranuclear palsy

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 405-406

  Gunal, D I ^a   Agan K ^a   Aktan, S ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alien limb; Arm levitation; Progressive supranuclear palsy

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSKINESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ARM; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DYSKINESIAS; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034574397     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720070056     Document Type: Article

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