Involvement of the medial pallidum in focal myoclonic dystonia: A clinical and neurophysiological case study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 346-353

  Liu, Xuguang ^a   Griffin, Ivan C ^a   Parkin, Simon G ^b   Miall, R Christopher ^a   Rowe, Jeremy G ^b   Gregory, Ralph P ^b   Scott, Richard B ^b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a,b   Stein, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Focal myoclonic dystonia; Medial pallidum

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSTONIA; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REVIEW;

ADULT; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES;

EID: 0036523784     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10038     Document Type: Review

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