Physiology of abnormal movements
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 53 (626) , 713-718
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.53.626.713
Abstract
Summary: The units of the central nervous system controlling voluntary movement are described and the roles of the motor and sensory cortex, of the basal ganglia and cerebellum and of the final common loop are outlined. The pathophysiology underlying disturbances of movement, power and tone of the limbs is discussed, with particular reference to the more common dyskinesias.Keywords
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