## Abstract Parkinsonian signs are present in 40% of older people. Factor analysis of the motor section of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) has identified several principal domains, including rigidity, axial function, and rest tremor. We
Mild parkinsonian signs in a community-dwelling elderly population sample in Japan
β Scribed by Yusuke Uemura; Kenji Wada-Isoe; Satoko Nakashita; Kenji Nakashima
- Book ID
- 119304014
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 304
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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