The purpose of the study was to examine the hypothesis that patients with Parkinson's disease have a general inability to cope with concurrent task demands, and that this inability stems from a lack of attentional control of motor and cognitive activities. Performance on a verbal and on a visuospati
Clinical correlates of motor performance during paced postural tasks in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by D.J. Beckley; V.P. Panzer; M.P. Remler; L.B. Ilog; B.R. Bloem
- Book ID
- 118932282
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 750 KB
- Volume
- 132
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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