Quantitative study of spontaneous eye blinks and eye tics in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 800-802

  Tulen, J H M ^a   Azzolini, M ^a   De Vries, J A ^a   Groeneveld, W H ^a   Passchier, J ^a   Van De Wetering, B J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eye blinks; Eye tics; Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; TIC; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0032727809     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.6.800     Document Type: Article

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