Problems of treating writer's cramp with botulinum toxin injections: Results from 10 years of experience;Traitement de la crampe des écrivains par la toxine botulique: Efficacité et limite de cette technique basée sur 10 ans d'expérience

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 159, Issue 10 I, 2003, Pages 923-927

  Marion, M H ^a   Afors, K ^a   Sheehy, M P ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Surrey Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG DURATION WRITER CRAMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIRROR DYSTONIA; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEEDLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRESSIVE WRITER CRAMP; SECONDARY DYSTONIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMULOUS WRITER CRAMP; WRITER CRAMP; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141534113     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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