title: Hand contractures in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Three cases of hand contractures due to Parkinson's disease and possible mechanisms that may be involved in their pathogenesis are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kyriakides
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hewer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*