Abnormal vibration induced illusion of movement in essential tremor: Evidence for abnormal muscle spindle afferent function

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-57

  Frima, N ^a   Grunewald R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VIBRATION; VIBRATION INDUCED ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT;

EID: 10944227314     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.036640     Document Type: Article

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