Postural instability in Parkinson?s disease ? 120 years after Charcot?s death
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Postural instability in Parkinson's disease - 120 years after Charcot's death.
The authors present the original Charcot's description of postural instability in Parkinson's disease as well as the evolution of this sign after 120 years of Charcot's death.
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20140085