Stuttering may be a type of action dystonia

Movement Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-282

  Kiziltan, G ^a   Akalin, M A ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACE MUSCLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUTTERING; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACLOFEN; BIPERIDEN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; STUTTERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030000377     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110311     Document Type: Article

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