The phenylalanine loading test in the differential diagnosis of dystonia

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 700-702

  Bandmann, O ^a,g   Goertz, M ^a   Zschocke, J ^b   Deuschl, G ^c   Jost, W ^d   Hefter, H ^e   Muller U ^f   Zofel P ^a   Hoffmann, G ^b   Oertel, W ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037465535     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000048205.18445.98     Document Type: Article

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