Abnormalities of the blink reflex in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1989, Pages 895-898

  Smith, S J M ^a   Lees, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BASAL GANGLIA; BLINKING; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION (PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY); HALOPERIDOL; HUMAN; INTERNEURONS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 0024323417     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.52.7.895     Document Type: Article

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