Testosterone improves motor function in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-136

  Mitchell, E ^a   Thomas, D ^a   Burnet, R ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor symptoms; Parkinson's disease; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; FOLLITROPIN; LEVODOPA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCELEROMETER; AGED; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREMOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANDROGENS; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR;

EID: 30344436676     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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