Frequency of familial aggregation in primary adult-onset cranial cervical dystonia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 168-169

  Defazio, G ^a   Aniello, M S ^a   Masi, G ^a   Lucchese, V ^a   De Candia, D ^a   Martino, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSTONIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PROBABILITY; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0142186335     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0113-3     Document Type: Article

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