Antony Van Leeuwenhoek and the description of diaphragmatic flutter (respiratory myoclonus)

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 917-918

  Larner, Andrew J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic flutter; Leeuwenhoek's disease; Respiratory myoclonus; Van Leeuwenhoek

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM FLUTTER; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DYSPNEA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LEEWENHOEK DISEASE; LIFE EVENT; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; NUTMEG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY MYOCLONUS; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

DIAPHRAGM; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 26444586232     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20614     Document Type: Review

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