Blepharospasm associated with multiple system atrophy: A case report and review of the literature

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-171

  Kagohashi, Maki ^a   Okuma, Yasuyuki ^a   Fujishima, Kenji ^a   Kitada, Tohru ^a   Mizuno, Yoshikuni ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SHIZUOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Dystonia; Multiple system atrophy; OPCA

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342279412     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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