Primary writing tremor: Report of a case successfully treated with botulinum toxin A injections and discussion of underlying mechanism

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1387-1388

  Singer, Carlos ^a   Papapetropoulos, Spiridon ^a   Spielholz, Neil I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Dystonia; Primary writing tremor; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; WRITING;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 27844532628     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20590     Document Type: Article

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