Intention tremor during manual aiming: A study of eye and hand movements

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-54

  Feys, Peter ^a,b   Helsen, W F ^a   Lavrysen, A ^a   Nuttin, B ^a   Ketelaer, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b National Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aiming; Eye movements; Intention tremor; Loads; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TREMOR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREMOR; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037324898     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms863oa     Document Type: Article

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