Parkinson's disease and pain-Nondopaminergic mechanisms are likely to be important too

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1353-1354

  Lim, Shen Yang ^a   Farrell, Michael J ^b   Evans, Andrew H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DYSKINESIA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LETTER; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 79959349240     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22959     Document Type: Letter

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