Cervical dystonia: a disorder of the midbrain network for covert attentional orienting.

Cervical dystonia: a disorder of the midbrain network for covert attentional orienting.

While the pathogenesis of cervical dystonia remains unknown, recent animal and clinical experimental studies have indicated its probable mechanisms. Abnormal temporal discrimination is a mediational endophenotype of cervical dystonia and informs new concepts of disease pathogenesis. Our hypothesis i...

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Main Authors: Michael eHutchinson, Tadashi eIsa, Anna eMolloy, Laura eWilliams, Okka eKimmich, Fiona eMolloy, Helena eMoore, Daniel G Healy, Tim eLynch, Cathal eWalsh, John eButler, Richard eReilly, Richard eWalsh, Sean eO'Riordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Basal Ganglia
GABA
superior colliculus
covert attention
substantia nigra pars reticulata
temporal discrimination
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00054/full

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