Dystonia secondary to electrical injury: Surface electromyographic evaluation and implications for the organicity of the condition

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-192

  Adler, Charles H ^a   Caviness, John N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Electrical injury; Electromyography; Movement disorder; Psychogenic; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; TREMOR;

EID: 0031589959     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)05341-5     Document Type: Article

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