Abnormal interaction between vestibular and voluntary head control in patients with spasmodic torticollis

Brain

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-59

  Munchau A ^a,b   Corna, S ^d   Gresty, M A ^a   Bhatia, K P ^a   Palmer, J D ^c   Dressler, D ^e   Quinn, N P ^b   Rothwell, J C ^a   Bronstein, Adolfo M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Head drop; Reaction time; Spasmodic torticollis; Startle reflex; Vestibulo collic reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; STARTLE REFLEX; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0035186853     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.1.47     Document Type: Article

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