Paroxysmal tonic upgaze: Physiopathological considerations in three additional cases

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-18

  Spalice, Alberto ^a   Parisi, Pasquale ^a   Iannetti, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYELINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033984584     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380001500103     Document Type: Article

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