Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 170-173 , April 2007

Writer's cramp: Restoration of striatal D2-binding after successful biofeedback-based sensorimotor training

  • Hans J. Berger

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    • Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +310243613608; fax: +310243613425.
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  • Sieberen P. van der Werf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Casper A. Horstink

      Affiliations

    • Zaart 35, 4819 ED Breda, The Netherlands
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  • Alexander R. Cools

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychoneuro-Pharmacology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Wim J. Oyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Martin W. Horstink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 27 June 2006 ,Revised 28 August 2006 ,Accepted 12 September 2006.

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PII: S1353-8020(06)00224-0

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2006.09.003

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 170-173 , April 2007

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