Effects of peripheral cooling on intention tremor in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-379

  Feys, P ^a,b   Helsen, W ^b   Liu, X ^c   Mooren, D ^b   Albrecht, H ^d   Nuttin, B ^b   Ketelaer, P ^e  

^a FABER   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Morianne Strauss Klinik   (Germany)

^e National Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENTION TREMOR; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREMOR; ULNAR NERVE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 14544277043     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.044305     Document Type: Article

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