Advances in adjuvant pharmacotherapy for motor rehabilitation: Effects of levodopa

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 393-398

  Scheidtmann, Klaus ^a  

^a Neurologische Klinik Bad Aibling   (Germany)

Author keywords

L dopa; Motor recovery; Noradrenaline; Physiotherapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; NORADRENALIN;

ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEGLECT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE;

HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MOTOR SKILLS; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 7944239225     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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