Stiff-man syndrome and its variants

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9147, 1999, Pages 86-87

  Shaw, P J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE;

BODY POSTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0033018161     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)76151-1     Document Type: Note

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