Increased basal-ganglia activation performing a non-dystonia-related task in focal dystonia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 831-838

  Obermann, M ^a   Yaldizli, O ^a   De Greiff, A ^a   Konczak, J ^b   Lachenmayer, M L ^a   Tumczak, F ^a   Buhl, A R ^a   Putzki, N ^a   Vollmer Haase, J ^c   Gizewski, E R ^a   Diener, H C ^a   Maschke, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Department of Neurology   (Germany)

^d Bruederkrankenhaus Trier ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Cervical dystonia; FMRI; Focal dystonia; Sensorimotor integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL DYSTONIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SENSORY CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; BRAIN; DYSTONIA; HAND STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 54549125698     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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