Delayed blink reflex in dementia with Lewy bodies

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1137-1139

  Bonanni, Laura ^a   Anzellotti, Francesca ^a   Varanese, Sara ^a   Thomas, Astrid ^a   Manzoli, Lamberto ^a   Onofrj, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASOMNIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; BLINKING; BRAIN STEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; REGISTER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLINKING; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PARKINSON DISEASE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE;

EID: 34848813859     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.113746     Document Type: Article

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