Locomotion in Parkinson's disease: Neuronal coupling of upper and lower limbs

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3421-3431

  Dietz, V ^a   Michel, J ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticipatory spinal neuronal activity; Obstacle stepping; Parkinson's disease; Quadrupedal limb coordination

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE CELL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WALKING;

EID: 58149125354     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn263     Document Type: Article

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