Bobble-head doll syndrome: Report of a case and review of the literature

Movement Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 810-814

  Mussell, H G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOBBLE HEAD DOLL SYNDROME; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

EID: 0030883112     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120534     Document Type: Article

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