Prominent activation of the putamen during essential palatal tremor: A functional MR imaging case study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1272-1274

  Haller, Sven ^a   Winkler, D T ^a   Gobbi, C ^a   Lyrer, P ^a   Wetzel, S G ^a   Steck, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTATE NUCLEUS; ESSENTIAL PALATAL TREMOR; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PALATE; PALATE MYOCLONUS; PUTAMEN; RED NUCLEUS; SENSORY NERVE; BRAIN MAPPING; NECK MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BRAIN MAPPING; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; PALATAL MUSCLES; PUTAMEN;

EID: 33747410575     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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