Frequency of apraxia of eyelid opening in the general population and in patients with extrapyramidal disorders

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages

  Lamberti, P ^a   De Mari, M ^a   Zenzola, A ^a   Aniello, M S ^a   Defazio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; APOMORPHINE; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BOTULINUM TOXIN; DOMPERIDONE; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; AGED; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARKINSONISM; PREVALENCE; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; APOMORPHINE; APRAXIAS; BLEPHAROSPASM; DYSTONIA; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE;

EID: 0036757031     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720200080     Document Type: Article

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