Wilson's disease presenting in a family with an apparent dominant history of tremor

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 514-516

  Nicholl, D J ^a   Ferenci, P ^c   Polli, C ^c   Burdon, M B ^b   Pall, H S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Neuropthalmology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dystonic tremor; Essential tremor; Kayser Fleischer ring; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 13; COPPER METABOLISM; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; TREMOR;

EID: 0035061314     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.4.514     Document Type: Article

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