Camptocormia in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2006, Pages

  Melamed, Eldad ^a   Djaldetti, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Camptocormia; Dystonia; Levodopa; Parkinson's disease; Posture

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DANTROLENE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAMPTOCORMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTONIA; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; KYPHOSIS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOPATHY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOLDIER; SPINE; STANDING; WALKING;

HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CURVATURES;

EID: 33751520109     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-7004-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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