Palatal myoclonus: An unusual presentation

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1200-1203

  Ross, Shelly ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Palatal myoclonus; Palatal tremor

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LORAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SUMATRIPTAN; THIORIDAZINE; TIZANIDINE; TOPIRAMATE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSTONIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LARYNX; LETHARGY; MYOCLONUS; NEUROIMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MYOCLONUS; OROPHARYNX; PALATE, SOFT; PERIODICITY;

EID: 27744530583     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20516     Document Type: Article

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