Treatment of putative immune-mediated and idiopathic cervical dystonia with intravenous methylprednisolone

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 732-735

  Kumar, Rajeev ^b   Maraganore, Demetrius M ^a   Ahlskog, J Eric ^b   Rodriguez, Moses ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CARBIDOPA; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DETERIORATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREMOR;

EID: 0030940441     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.3.732     Document Type: Article

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