Dopaminergic influence on disturbed spatial discrimination in Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1640-1643

  Shin, Hae Won ^a   Kang, Suk Y ^a   Sohn, Young H ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Grating orientation threshold; Parkinson's disease; Sensation

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; SELEGILINE; DOPAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644961258     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20642     Document Type: Article

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