Advances in primary writing tremor

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 561-565

  Hai, Chen ^a   Yu ping, Wang ^a   Hua, Wei ^a   Ying, Sun ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Essential tremor; Focal dystonia; Nosological entity; Primary writing tremor; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PRIMIDONE; PROPRANOLOL;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FOCAL DYSTONIA; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREMOR;

BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREMOR; WRITING;

EID: 77958153537     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2010.06.013     Document Type: Review

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