Lateral trunk flexion and Pisa syndrome in Parkinson's disease. Are they really always different conditions although denoting similar features?

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 450-451

  Solla, P ^a   Cannas, A ^a   Tacconi, P ^a   Marrosu, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BODY POSTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LATERAL FLEXION; LETTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSONISM; PISA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSKINESIAS; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 41149155767     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0688-y     Document Type: Letter

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