Novel nonpharmacologic perspectives for the treatment of task-specific focal hand dystonia

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Cogiamanian, Filippo ^a   Barbieri, Sergio ^a   Priori, Alberto ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOCAL HAND DYSTONIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; PLASTICITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMOTOMY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WRITER'S CRAMP;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HAND; HUMANS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 64849108153     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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