Isolated so-called apraxia of eyelid opening: Report of 10 cases and a review of the literature

European Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 204-210

  Defazio, G ^a   Livrea, P ^a   Lamberti, P ^a   De Salvia, R ^a   Laddomada, G ^a   Giorelli, M ^a   Ferrari, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apraxia of eyelid opening; Botulinum toxin; Extrapyramidal disorders

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; FLUNARIZINE;

ADULT; AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM; EYELID CLOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; ONSET AGE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM;

APRAXIAS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BLINKING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031961286     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007935     Document Type: Article

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