Palatal myoclonus appearing 8 years after removal of a cerebellar low-grade astrocytoma [2]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 248, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 990-992

  Legros, Benjamin ^b   Sheikoleslam, Zahde ^b   Hildebrand, Jerzy ^b   Baleriaux, Danièle ^b   Manto, Mario Ubaldo ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCLONUS; NERVE TRACT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035788768     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150170055     Document Type: Letter

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