Piper's palsy: A focal dystonia

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-18

  Lederman, Richard J ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSICIAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; SPLINT;

EID: 0031952671     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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