Clinical profile of parkinsonian disorders in the tropics: Experience at Kano, northwestern Nigeria

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Femi, Owolabi Lukman ^a   Ibrahim, A ^a   Aliyu, S ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Kano; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; SELEGILINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOEHN AND YAHR SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NIGERIA; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEX RATIO; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREMOR;

EID: 84870210120     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.102589     Document Type: Article

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