Kinematic evaluation of gestural and repetitive single joint movements of the arm after posteroventral pallidotomy, subthalamotomy or both procedures combined in two Parkinson's disease patients: Two case studies

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-412

  Merello, M ^a,b   Balej, J ^a   Tenca, E ^a   Leiguarda, R ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

^b FLENI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Gestural movements; Pallidotomy; Parkinson's disease; Repetitive single joint movements; Subthalamotomy

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; APOMORPHINE; CABERGOLINE; LEVODOPA; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY; WRIST;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; WRIST;

EID: 41049098823     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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