Irregularity distinguishes limb tremor in cervical dystonia from essential tremor

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-189

  Shaikh, Aasef G ^a   Jinnah, H A ^a   Tripp, R M ^b   Optican, L M ^c   Ramat, S ^d   Lenz, F A ^a   Zee, D S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FlexAble Systems   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; LIMB TREMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TORTICOLLIS; TREMOR;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; KINETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; TORTICOLLIS; TREMOR;

EID: 38849153673     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.131110     Document Type: Article

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