Localising movement disorders in childhood
Bamford NS, McVicar K. Localising movement disorders in childhood. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2019, 3: 917-928. PMID: 31653548, PMCID: PMC7102738, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30330-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement disordersBasal gangliaBasal ganglia functionMajor movement disordersGanglia functionNew pharmacologicalTreatment decisionsClinical definitionSynaptic functionElectrophysiological approachesDisordersMotor learningGangliaChildrenIon channelsThalamusCortexPharmacologicalDiseasePhysiological frameworkDiagnosisNeuronsReceptorsThe Striatum’s Role in Executing Rational and Irrational Economic Behaviors
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