Functional electrical stimulation for the treatment of lower extremity dystonia

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 660-661

  Barrett, Matthew J ^a   Bressman, Susan B ^a   Levy, Oren A ^b   Fahn, Stanley ^b   O'Dell, Michael W ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Functional electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOCAL DYSTONIA; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT DISORDER; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; LEG; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEPPAGE GAIT; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WRITING;

DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEAL NERVE;

EID: 84861200179     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.09.017     Document Type: Letter

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