Bradykinesia in patients with essential tremor

Brain Research

Volumn 1115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Duval, Christian ^a   Sadikot, Abbas F ^a   Panisset, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser; Motor control; Movement disorder; Pronation; Range; Rapid movement; Supination; Tremor; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRADYKINESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BRAIN; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33748942477     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.07.066     Document Type: Article

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