Lateral trunk flexion in Parkinson's disease: EMG features disclose two different underlying pathophysiological mechanisms

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 740-745

  Di Matteo, Alessandro ^a   Fasano, Alfonso ^b,c   Squintani, Giovanna ^a   Ricciardi, Lucia ^d   Bovi, Tommaso ^a   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a   Barone, Paolo ^e   Tinazzi, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Electromiography; Lateral trunk flexion; Parkinson's disease; Pathophysiology; Pisa syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; RASAGILINE; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL TRUNK FLEXION; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79959930121     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5822-y     Document Type: Article

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