Short communication: Levodopa therapy in incomplete spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1303-1307

  Maric, Oliver ^a   Zörner, Björn ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ASIA; L Dopa; Physiotherapy; SCIM; Spinal cord injury; WISCI

Indexed keywords

DOPA DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; LEVODOPA; PLACEBO; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TRAINING; CONVALESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349129305     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0583     Document Type: Article

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