Myoclonus or tremor in orthostatism: An under-recognized cause of unsteadiness in Parkinson's disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2063-2069

  Leu Semenescu, Smaranda ^a   Roze, Emmanuel ^a,b   Vidailhet, Marie ^a,c   Legrand, André Pierre ^d   Trocello, Jean Marc ^a,c   Cochen, Valérie ^a,c   Sangla, Sophie ^a   Apartis, Emmanuelle ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Myoclonus; Neurophysiology; Orthostatic tremor; Parkinson's disease; Unsteadiness

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TREMOR; UNSTEADINESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREMOR;

EID: 37549039055     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21651     Document Type: Article

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