Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 36-40 , January 2009

Visual event-related potential changes in multiple system atrophy: Delayed N2 latency in selective attention to a color task

  • Toshiaki Kamitani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
    • Department of Stroke Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
    • Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Saitama Hospital, 2-1 Suwa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0102, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshiyuki Kuroiwa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
    • Department of Stroke Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. Tel.: +81 45 787 2725; fax: +81 45 788 6041.

Received 11 December 2007 ,Revised 14 February 2008 ,Accepted 18 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.02.009

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 36-40 , January 2009

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