Hemibody mirror movements in hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 260-263

  Silvers, David S ^a   Menkes, Daniel L ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Facial hemiatrophy; Mirror movements; Parkinson disease; Parkinsonian disorders

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT DISORDER; HEAD TILTING; HEMIPARKINSONISM HEMIATROPHY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MIRROR MOVEMENT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350621505     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.061     Document Type: Article

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