Micrographia induced by pallidal DBS for segmental dystonia: A subtle sign of hypokinesia?

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 549-553

  Blahak, Christian ^a   Capelle, Hans Holger ^b   Baezner, Hansjoerg ^a   Kinfe, Thomas M ^b   Hennerici, Michael G ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Globus pallidus internus; Hypokinesia; Micrographia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GANGLION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEGMENTAL DYSTONIA;

AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS;

EID: 79956199895     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0544-y     Document Type: Article

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