Repetitive involuntary leg movements in patients with brainstem lesions involving the pontine tegmentum: Evidence for a pontine inhibitory region in humans

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-110

  Lee, Phil Hyu ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^a   Yong, Seok Woo ^a   Huh, Kyoon ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pontine inhibitory region; Pontine tegmentum; Repetitive leg movements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE INVOLUNTARY LEG MOVEMENT DISORDER; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 14044257334     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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