Somatosensory disinhibition in dystonia

Movement Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 674-682

  Frasson, Emma ^a   Priori, Alberto ^b   Bertolasi, Laura ^a   Mauguière, Francois ^c   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a   Tinazzi, Michele ^a  

^a Sez di Neurologia Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Paired stimulation; Recovery cycle; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Somatosensory system; Upper limb SEPs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; STIMULUS;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PARIETAL LOBE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0035412938     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.1142     Document Type: Review

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