Pathophysiology of nonparkinsonian tremors

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Deuschl, Güther ^a   Bergman, Hagai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebellar tremor; Deep brain stimulation; Dystonic tremor; Essential tremor; Holmes tremor; Neuropathic tremor; Orthostatic tremor; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OSCILLATION; PALLIDOTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREMOR;

EID: 0036930370     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10141     Document Type: Review

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