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Exploration of the role of the upper brainstem in motor control.

Abstract:

The rostral areas of the brainstem have been extensively studied in higher mammals and to a lesser extent in humans in the last two decades, looking for anatomical, electrophysiological and neurochemical evidence of involvement in the initiation and control of voluntary movement. This has come with the realisation that the axial symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), like akinesia, postural impairment and gait freezing, are relatively less responsive to current medical and surgical tr...

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Publisher copy:
10.1159/000068961
Journal:
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery More from this journal
Volume:
78
Issue:
3-4
Pages:
158-167
Publication date:
2002-01-01
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EISSN:
1423-0372
ISSN:
1011-6125
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:147430
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uuid:f4f03aff-be64-4f3b-8e3a-07fd5289838d
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pubs:147430
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147430
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2012-12-19

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