A comparison of the effects of imposed extension and flexion movements on Parkinsonian rigidity

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2302-2307

  Xia, R ^a   Markopoulou, K ^a   Puumala, S E ^a   Rymer, W Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic medication; Extension and flexion movements; Objective rigidity score; Parkinsonian rigidity; Torque angle relationship

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS ENTACAPONE PLUS LEVODOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; ENTACAPONE; PERGOLIDE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; SELEGILINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TORQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WRIST;

AGED; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33748309421     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.06.176     Document Type: Article

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