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Functional and organic dystonia : a psychological and kinematic study (2019)
Thesis
Newby, R. E. (2019). Functional and organic dystonia : a psychological and kinematic study. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221709

Since David Marsden’s studies on dystonia, it has generally been considered a disorder of the basal ganglia. His ideas steadily supplanted psychogenic models of dystonia, which held sway for much of the 20th century. Yet dystonia still sits in a bord... Read More about Functional and organic dystonia : a psychological and kinematic study.

Investigating reach and grasp in Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment (2016)
Thesis
Cosgrove, J. (2016). Investigating reach and grasp in Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218207

Reach and grasp are evolutionary conserved motor actions controlled by highly specialised neural pathways that have major nodes in the posterior parietal and premotor frontal cortices. Mild cognitive impairment is an important non-motor symptom of Pa... Read More about Investigating reach and grasp in Parkinson's disease cognitive impairment.