Parkinsonism in multiple sclerosis patients: A casual or causal association?

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 492-493

  Pedemonte, E ^a   Trabucco, E ^b   Cella, M ^b   Solaro, C ^b  

^a VILLA SCASSI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b PA Micone Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE;

ADULT; AGED; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; TREMOR; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS;

EID: 84875250526     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.11.021     Document Type: Letter

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