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Coding of movement direction and amplitude in Parkinson's disease: are they differentially impaired (or unimportant)?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8482965     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A recent study suggested that the preparation of movement direction, but not amplitude, may be selectively impaired by Parkinson's disease (PD). The authors examined the reprogramming of direction only, amplitude only, and direction and amplitude together, and included a control condition in which neither parameter was reprogrammed. The findings suggested that neither direction nor amplitude coding was differentially impaired in PD. Thus the structures affected by PD may not be uniquely involved in specifying only the direction or the amplitude of future movements; these structures probably have more complex higher-level roles.
Authors:
D L Jones; J G Phillips; J L Bradshaw; R Iansek; J A Bradshaw
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry     Volume:  56     ISSN:  0022-3050     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.     Publication Date:  1993 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-06-03     Completed Date:  1993-06-03     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985191R     Medline TA:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  419-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Attention / drug effects,  physiology
Humans
Levodopa / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Orientation / drug effects,  physiology*
Parkinson Disease / diagnosis,  drug therapy,  physiopathology*
Psychomotor Performance / drug effects,  physiology*
Reaction Time / drug effects,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Levodopa
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