The sensitivity of the sole of the foot in patients with Morbus Parkinson

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 346, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Pratorius B ^a   Kimmeskamp, S ^a   Milani, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balance; Intensity sensibility; Parkinson's disease; Vibration sensibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSIBILITY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 0038306198     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00582-2     Document Type: Article

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