Patient with limb girdle dystrophy presenting with dopa-responsive dystonia - A case report

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-253

  Verma, Rajesh ^a   Misra, S ^a   Singh, N N ^a   Kishore, D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dopa responsive dystonia; Limb girdle dystrophy

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; SELEGILINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

EID: 0242442089     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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