The contribution of trigemino-cervical reflexes in distinguishing progressive supranuclear palsy from multiple system atrophy

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1812-1815

  Serrao, Mariano ^a,b   Di Fabio, Roberto ^a   Bartolo, Michelangelo ^a,c   Perrotta, Armando ^a,c   Tassorelli, Cristina ^c   Coppola, Gianluca ^a   Davassi, Chiara ^a   Padua, Luca ^d   Sandrini, Giorgio ^c   Pierelli, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple system atrophy; Parkinsonism; Progressive supranuclear palsy; Trigemino cervical reflexes

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOCICEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; REFLEX; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINOCERVICAL REFLEX;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NECK MUSCLES; REFLEX; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 79960890518     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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