Action observation treatment improves autonomy in daily activities in Parkinson's disease patients: Results from a pilot study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1963-1964

  Buccino, Giovanni ^a   Gatti, Roberto ^b   Giusti, Maria C ^b   Negrotti, Anna ^c   Rossi, Alice ^b   Calzetti, Stefano ^c   Cappa, Stefano F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATION TREATMENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052264027     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23745     Document Type: Letter

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