Prospective study of swallowing function in patients with cervical dystonia undergoing selective peripheral denervation

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-72

  Munchau A ^a   Good, C D ^b   McGowan, S ^a   Quinn, N P ^a   Palmer, J D ^c   Bhatia, K P ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b University Department of Neurosugery

^c WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; Dysphagia; Selective peripheral denervation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0034949597     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.1.67     Document Type: Article

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