Echogenic substantia nigra in patients with orthostatic tremor

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 915-920

  Spiegel, J ^a   Behnke, S ^a   Fuss, G ^a   Becker, G ^a   Dillmann, U ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic transmission; Orthostatic tremor; Substantia nigra; Transcranial sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; ORTHOSTATIC TREMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TREMOR;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TREMOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 20944437924     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0236-6     Document Type: Article

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