Localizing value of torsional nystagmus in small midbrain lesions

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1956-1964

  Helmchen, Christoph ^a   Rambold, H ^a   Kempermann, U ^b   Buttner Ennever J A ^a,b   Buttner U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COILED BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037168805     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000038387.90128.8D     Document Type: Article

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