A neuropsychological assessment of phobias in patients with stiff person syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1961-1963

  Ameli, Rezvan ^a   Snow, Joseph ^a   Rakocevic, Goran ^b   Dalakas, Marinos C ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 20444372598     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000163984.71993.FE     Document Type: Article

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