Post-vaccinic opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: A case report

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 241-242

  Lapenna, F ^a   Lochi, L ^a   De Mari, M ^a   Iliceto, G ^a   Lamberti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune post vaccinic etiopathogenesis; Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; PROPRANOLOL; RUBELLA VACCINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033933443     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(00)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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