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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr 30;25(6):795-7.
doi: 10.1002/mds.23024.

Slow orthostatic tremor can persist when walking backward

Elizabeth R Williams, Richard E Jones, Stuart N Baker, Mark R Baker
Case Reports

Slow orthostatic tremor can persist when walking backward

Elizabeth R Williams et al. Mov Disord. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A. Raw rectified EMG traces recorded from right and left gastrocnemius-soleus (GS) muscles during standing. B. Left GS EMG power during standing. C. Unilateral EMG-EMG coherence between left tibialis anterior (TA) and left GS and bilateral EMG-EMG coherence between left and right GS during standing. D. Bilateral coherence during forward (grey) and backward (black) walking. Dashed lines show significance limits.
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