Myoclonus in spinal dysraphism

Movement Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 961-964

  Warren, Jane E ^a   Vidailhet, Marie ^b   Kńeebone, Christopher S ^a   Quinn, Niall P ^c   Thompson, Philip D ^a,d  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paralysis; Segmental myoclonus; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0041973533     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10469     Document Type: Article

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