Lower limb joints kinematics in essential tremor and the effect of thalamic stimulation

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-193

  Fasano, Alfonso ^a,b   Herzog, Jan ^c   Raethjen, Jan ^c   Rose, Franziska E M ^c   Volkmann, Jens ^d   Falk, Daniela ^c   Deuschl, Günther ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Deep drain stimulation; Essential tremor; Gait; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THALAMUS;

EID: 84862883728     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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