Camptocormia as a form of dystonia in Parkinson's disease [1]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-108

  Sławek, Jarosław ^a   Derejko, M ^b   Lass, P ^b  

^a ST ADALBERT HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Camptocormia; Dystonia; Parkinsons' disease

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PERGOLIDE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; CAMPTOCORMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PAIN; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0037243373     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00503_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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