Ocular neuromyotonia with both tonic and paroxysmal components due to vascular compression [2]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-229

  Versino, Maurizio ^a,b   Colnaghi, Silvia ^a,b   Todeschini, Alessandra ^a   Candeloro, Elisa ^a,b   Ravaglia, Sabrina ^a,b   Moglia, Arrigo ^a,b   Cosi, Vittorio ^a,b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; EYE DISEASE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LETTER; MYOKYMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE; VELOCITY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIA; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL; SACCADES;

EID: 15244363077     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0612-7     Document Type: Letter

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