Diagnosis and misdiagnosis of hemifacial spasm: A clinical and video study

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-144

  Tan, N C ^a   Tan, Eng King ^b,c   Khin, L W ^d  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STEROID THERAPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 1342283127     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.05.005     Document Type: Article

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