Amitriptyline enhances the central component of physiological tremor

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-82

  Raethjen, J ^a   Lemke, M R ^a   Lindemann, M ^a   Wenzelburger, R ^a   Krack, P ^a   Deuschl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central drive; Drug induced tremor; Tremor physiology

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFLEX; SPECTROSCOPY; TREMOR;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; TREMOR;

EID: 0035136894     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.78     Document Type: Article

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