The pathophysiology of primary writing tremor (PWT) is still unknown: it has been classified as a focal form of essential tremor and as a tremulous form of writer's cramp. We studied cortical and spinal excitability in patients with PWT and compared the results with published data of patients with e
Brush writing in patients with tremor
โ Scribed by Masahiro Nomoto; Akihiro Igata
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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