Symptomatic palatal myoclonus : An unusual cause of respiratory difficulty

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-115

  Sumer, Murat ^a,b  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Palatal myoclonus; Pontine infarct; Respiratory difficulty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 0035375421     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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