Influence of alcohol on gait in patients with essential tremor

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-101

  Klebe, S ^a   Stolze, H ^a   Grensing, K ^a   Volkmann, J ^a   Wenzelburger, R ^a   Deuschl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; GAIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WALKING SPEED;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBELLUM; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; RECEPTORS, GABA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22044436699     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000167550.97413.1f     Document Type: Article

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