Analysis of blink rate patterns in normal subjects

Movement Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1028-1034

  Bentivoglio, Anna Rita ^a   Bressman, Susan B ^b   Cassetta, Emanuele ^a   Carretta, Donatella ^a   Tonali, Pietro ^a   Albanese, Alberto ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Blinking; Dystonia; Tics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; BLINKING; CHILD; DYSTONIA; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; READING; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0030714021     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120629     Document Type: Article

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