The influence of dopaminergic striatal innervation on upper limb locomotor synergies.

To determine the role of striatal dopaminergic innervation on upper limb synergies during walking, we measured arm kinematics in 13 subjects with Parkinson disease. Patients were recruited according to several inclusion criteria to represent the best possible in vivo model of dopaminergic denervatio...

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Main Authors: Ioannis U Isaias, Jens Volkmann, Alberto Marzegan, Giorgio Marotta, Paolo Cavallari, Gianni Pezzoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517547?pdf=render