Coactivation sign in fixed dystonia

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 474-476

  Mehta, Arpan R ^a   Rowe, James B ^a,b,c   Trimble, Michael R ^d   Edwards, Mark J ^d   Bhatia, Kailash P ^d   Schrag, Anette E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Electrophysiology; Fixed dystonia; Psychogenic movement disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; DYSTONIA; DYT1 GENE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC DYSTONIA; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84875234077     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.10.014     Document Type: Letter

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