The "eye of the tiger" sign in pure akinesia with gait freezing

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 703-705

  Erro, Roberto ^a   Amboni, Marianna ^a,b   Vitale, Carmine ^a,b,c   Longo, Katia ^a,b   Rocco, Mariangela ^a   Russo, Carmela ^a   Pappatà, Sabina ^a   Brunetti, Arturo ^a   Barone, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Institute Hermitage Capodimonte   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FOG; Freezing of gait; Movement disorders; NBIA; Pure akinesia; The "eye of the tiger" sign

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IODINE 123; LEVODOPA;

AGED; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

BRAIN; DYSKINESIAS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 80053984143     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0589-1     Document Type: Article

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