Impaired and preserved aspects of independent finger control in patients with cerebellar damage

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1080-1093

  Brandauer, B ^a,c   Hermsdorfer J ^b   Geissendorfer T ^a   Schoch, B ^a,d   Gizewski, E R ^a,e   Timmann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Evangelisches Stift St Martin ^*  (Germany)

^e JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856805367     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00142.2011     Document Type: Article

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