Is postural tremor size controlled by interstitial potassium concentration in muscle?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1013-1018

  Lakie, M ^a   Hayes, N R ^a   Combes, N ^b   Langford, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE SPINDLE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; POTASSIUM; TERBUTALINE; TREMOR;

EID: 3042828804     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.022749     Document Type: Article

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