Quadrupedal coordination of bipedal gait: Implications for movement disorders

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1406-1412

  Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bipedal gait; Locomotion; Movement disorders; Parkinson's disease; Quadrupedal coordination; Stroke

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; GAIT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUADRUPEDAL LIMB COORDINATION; REFLEX; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROKE; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS STIMULATION; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIBIAL NERVE; UPREGULATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79961028467     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6063-4     Document Type: Review

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