The validity of eye blink rate in Chinese adults for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-92

  Chen, W H ^a,b   Chiang, T J ^a,c   Hsu, M C ^a   Liu, J S ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Navy Army Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; Dopamine; Eye blink rate; Gender; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLINKING; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037384627     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00107-5     Document Type: Article

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