Treatment for severe palatoclonus by occlusion of the eustachian tube

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 714-716

  Ensink, Robbert J H ^a   Vingerhoets, H M ^a   Schmidt, C W Thijs H ^a   Cremers, Cor W R J ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KNO 811 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Eustachian tube; Middle ear surgery; Palatoclonus; Serenocem

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; PIRACETAM;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; OTITIS MEDIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMETRY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

BONE CEMENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILD; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK; SUICIDE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0141566273     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200309000-00003     Document Type: Article

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