Saccadometry: A new tool for evaluating presymptomatic Huntington patients

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1133-1136

  Antoniades, Chrystalina A ^a,c   Altham, Pat M E ^c   Mason, Sarah L ^a   Barker, Roger A ^a,b   Carpenter, Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heredodegenerative disorders; Huntington's disease; LATER; Neurodegenerative diseases; Reaction time; Response latency; Saccades

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REACTION TIME; SACCADES;

EID: 34250903074     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32821c560d     Document Type: Article

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