Pisa syndrome in Parkinson's disease: An electrophysiological and imaging study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2138-2148

  Tinazzi, Michele ^a   Juergenson, Ina ^a   Squintani, Giovanna ^a   Vattemi, Gaetano ^a   Montemezzi, Stefania ^b   Censi, Daniela ^b   Barone, Paolo ^c   Bovi, Tommaso ^a   Fasano, Alfonso ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Electromyography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Parkinson's disease; Pathophysiology; Pisa syndrome

Indexed keywords

ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; RASAGILINE; ROPINIROLE; ROTIGOTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PISA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84881549733     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6945-8     Document Type: Article

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