Inability to close eyelids as a feature of palpebral dystonia

Movement Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-252

  Krack, P ^a   Porschke, H ^a   de Decker, W ^a   Deuschl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLEPHAROSPASM; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EYELID CLOSURE; EYELID DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP;

EID: 0030901592     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120221     Document Type: Article

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