Effects of Parkinson's disease and levodopa on functional limits of stability

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-458

  Mancini, Martina ^a,b   Rocchi, Laura ^a   Horak, Fay B ^b   Chiari, Lorenzo ^a  

^a Alma Mater Studiorum ^*  (Italy)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Levodopa; Limits of stability; Parkinson's disease; Postural control; Voluntary body leaning

Indexed keywords

PATIENT TREATMENT;

LEVODOPA; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; POSTURAL CONTROL; VOLUNTARY BODY LEANING;

DISEASES;

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; LEVODOPA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURE; PRESSURE;

EID: 41449109446     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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