Symptomatic hyperekplexia occurring as a result of pontine infarction

Movement Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 814-816

  Kimber, T ^a   Thomson, P D ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; STARTLE EPILEPSY; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0030963682     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870120535     Document Type: Article

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