Characterization of tremor in phenylketonuric patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1328-1334

  Pérez Dueñas, Belén ^a   Valls Solé, Josep ^b   Fernández Alvarez, Emilio ^a   Conill, Joan ^a   Vilaseca, Maria Antonia ^b   Artuch, Rafael ^b   Campistol, Jaume ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Clinical rating scale; Kinetic tremor; Phenylketonuria; Postural tremor

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR;

EID: 28144456237     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0860-6     Document Type: Article

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