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Alterations in spontaneous single unit activity of striatal subdivisions during ontogenesis in mutant dystonic hamsters.
Brain research - 13 Mar 1999
Gernert M, Richter A, Löscher W
Abstract excerpt
The pathophysiology of idiopathic dystonia, characterized by sustained twisting movements and postures, is still unknown. Clinically, however, the basal ganglia are thought to be the main causative origin of idiopathic dystonia. In the dtsz hamster, a genetic animal model for idiopathic paroxysmal dystonia, the attacks occur in response to mild stress and the severity of dystonia is age-dependent. Previous...
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