Specific language impairment is not specific to language: The procedural deficit hypothesis

MT Ullman, EI Pierpont - Cortex, 2005 - Elsevier
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) has been explained by two broad classes of
hypotheses, which posit either a deficit specific to grammar, or a non-linguistic processing …

Neurophysiology of dystonia: the role of inhibition

M Hallett - Neurobiology of disease, 2011 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of dystonia has been best studied in patients with focal hand dystonia.
A loss of inhibitory function has been demonstrated at spinal, brainstem and cortical levels …

The non-motor syndrome of primary dystonia: clinical and pathophysiological implications

M Stamelou, MJ Edwards, M Hallett, KP Bhatia - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Dystonia is typically considered a movement disorder characterized by motor
manifestations, primarily involuntary muscle contractions causing twisting movements and …

The anatomical basis of dystonia: current view using neuroimaging

S Lehéricy, MAJ Tijssen, M Vidailhet, R Kaji… - Movement …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review will consider the knowledge that neuroimaging studies have provided to the
understanding of the anatomy of dystonia. Major advances have occurred in the use of …

Primary dystonia and dystonia-plus syndromes: clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and pathogenesis

J Phukan, A Albanese, T Gasser, T Warner - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
The dystonias are a heterogeneous group of hyperkinetic movement disorders
characterised by involuntary sustained muscle contractions that lead to abnormal postures …

Do primary adult-onset focal dystonias share aetiological factors?

G Defazio, A Berardelli, M Hallett - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
To consider whether the various clinical types of primary late-onset dystonia have a common
aetiological background, or are each distinct and separate entities, sharing only the clinical …

Absence of stimulus-driven synchronization effects on sensory perception in autism: Evidence for local underconnectivity?

M Tommerdahl, V Tannan, JK Holden… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2008 - Springer
Background A number of neurophysiological characteristics demonstrated in autism share
the common theme of under-connectivity in the cerebral cortex. One of the prominent …

Abnormal plasticity of sensorimotor circuits extends beyond the affected body part in focal dystonia

A Quartarone, F Morgante, A Sant'Angelo… - Journal of Neurology …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective: To test whether abnormal sensorimotor plasticity in focal hand dystonia is a
primary abnormality or is merely a consequence of the dystonic posture. Methods: This study …

The role of sensory information in the pathophysiology of focal dystonias

A Conte, G Defazio, M Hallett, G Fabbrini… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Over the past few decades, abnormalities in sensory functions, such as tactile,
proprioceptive and nociceptive processing, have been increasingly recognized in patients …

Selective impairment of hand mental rotation in patients with focal hand dystonia

M Fiorio, M Tinazzi, SM Aglioti - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Mental rotation of body parts determines activation of cortical and subcortical systems
involved in motor planning and execution, such as motor and premotor areas and basal …