The treatment of dystonic tremor: A systematic review

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 759-769

  Fasano, Alfonso ^a   Bove, Francesco ^b   Lang, Anthony E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Edmond J Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; PRIMIDONE; RILUZOLE; TETRABENAZINE; TIMOLOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; DEVICE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDER; DYSTONIC TREMOR; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; PRIMARY WRITING TREMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBTHALAMUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; UPPER LIMB TREMOR;

BOTULINUM TOXIN; DYSTONIA; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; TREMOR;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; TREMOR;

EID: 84902281857     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-305532     Document Type: Review

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