Localized neuromyotonia of neck muscles after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Movement Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1047-1049

  Tsang, K L ^a   Fong, K Y ^a   Ho, S L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MYOKYMIA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NECK MUSCLES; RADIATION INJURIES; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0032751080     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(199911)14:6<1047::AID-MDS1028>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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