Oculopalatal myoclonus: Eye movement studies, MRI findings and the difficulty of treatment

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Talks, S J ^a   Elston, J S ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; GAZE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOPALATAL MYOCLONUS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OSCILLOPSIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030896297     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.4     Document Type: Article

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